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SIM case study2024-02-09

The Break Fellowship

https://the-break.eu/

The program aims to attract entrepreneurial projects managed by women from the EU to Spain, so that they can establish business relationships with each other and with Spanish entities, while also contributing to the resolution of sectoral challenges in local communities.
After an online training phase to accelerate their projects, the entrepreneurs (called Breakers) spend one month in Spain, where entrepreneurship organizations (Host Communities or HCs), mostly located in rural areas or small cities, connect them with the regional ecosystem and continue to support their acceleration. These organizations have previously identified a sectoral challenge that the participants must help solve, by getting involved in the community that hosts them. The sectoral challenges revolve around 12 areas: industry, tourism, mobility, health, materials, energy, finance, telecom, agriculture, biotech, social entrepreneurship, and rural development. The Break is therefore a two-way process: the entrepreneur receives support but also contributes to the community.
This program supports the internationalization of entrepreneurial projects led by women while capitalizing on their talent for local development projects. Therefore, it addresses two gaps simultaneously: the gender gap in the European entrepreneurial ecosystem and the territorial gap.


Case study details

Lead organisation
Χώρες
Spain
Target groups
Individuals experiencing gender marginalization
Level of action
National
Source of funding
Public - EU
Budget
10 Million Euros
Programming period
2020-2023
Project start
2021
Project end
2023
Type of initiative
Empowering people
Teilnehmer
1.000 Women Entrepreneurs from all EU countries
Internet and social
EU fund
Next Generation Fund