Activities of Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA related to 2010/2275(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Women entrepreneurship in small and medium-sized enterprises (short presentation)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas it is important to recognise that in general working women require greater flexibility due to their continued primary care role and that therefore it is necessary to ensure a work-life balance in conformity with their multi-task lifestyle, which can lead some women to start up their own business to secure their financial independence and independence at work,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas men and women do not have the same opportunities to run and develop companies and whereas consolidating women's entrepreneurship is a type of long-term endeavourprocess that requires time to change structures and attitudes in society; whereas women have always been entrepreneurial, but rules and the traditional division of roles have meant that entrepreneurship has not always been an option for women,
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas women entrepreneurs are a heterogeneous group, varying in terms of age, background and education, and they are active in a wide range of sectors and businesses; whereas women are often perceived to lack entrepreneurial characteristics and propensities such as self-confidence, management skills, assertiveness and risk- taking,
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on Member States to inform women more effectively about the European Progress Microfinance Facility and about all the funding possibilities offered by this facility;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges Member States to ensure that women who have become insolvent or bankrupt have access to financial recovery assistance and support in order that they may continue with their business aspiraprojects already begun or change directions;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on Member States to introduce investment readiness programmes that can help women create viable business plans that provide investors with appropriately structured and relevant informationand find and define potential investors;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on Member States to pay particular attention to the situation of women over the age of 50 and to help them set up their own companies;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recommends introducing initial courses in the basics of entrepreneurship at primary school level;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to run a campaign promoting women's involvement in work by means of setting up their own companies, and at the same time to provide information about the various instruments available to facilitate business start-ups;