The project International Female Founders MV is funded by the European Social Fund Plus of the European Union as part of the ESF Plus Programme 2021 to 2027 of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
With funds from the Ministry for Economy, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Funding
Co-funded by the European Union.
This project is co-financed with funds from the European Social Fund Plus (ESF Plus) and the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
The granting authority is the Ministry for Economy, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
The project International Female Founders MV is funded by the European Union from the European Social Fund Plus as part of the ESF Plus Programme 2021 to 2027 of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
The project
International Female Founders MV is an initiative for women with a migration background who want to start a business in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The project does not set up a new advice service. Instead, it makes the existing support visible, sorts it by the stages of starting a business, closes gaps with its own modules and accompanies the participants personally along the way.
The incubator therefore acts as a guidance, networking and support structure within the existing start-up ecosystem. It is complemented by a mentoring and community programme and two regular event formats.
Target group
Women whose own life story or family history is connected to migration, that is, international students and researchers at the universities in the state as well as refugee and immigrant women. The project also addresses founding teams with at least one woman with a migration background.
Goals
We want to specifically support women with a migration background in starting a business and so contribute, in the long term, to a lasting increase in the number of new businesses in this group. Across Germany, 21 per cent of founders in the start-up ecosystem have a migration background; in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern it is 8.9 per cent. Our goal is to close this gap.
Source: Migrant Founders Monitor 2023
Expected results
Duration and region
The project runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2028 across Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, with a focus on Greifswald, Rostock, Wismar, Stralsund, Neubrandenburg and Schwerin as well as the regional centres Teterow, Neustrelitz and Waren.
Legal basis for the duty to inform
The European Union contributes financially to the funding of this project. As beneficiaries, we are obliged under Articles 47 and 50 in conjunction with Annex IX of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 to inform the public about the funding and to contribute to the visibility of the European Union.
The provisions of the grant notice are authoritative.