Women Entrepreneurs in Progress - Brokerage Event

27^th September 2013, Niš, Serbia

 This brokerage event is the first to be organised under the umbrella of the “Women entrepreneurship working group”of the Enterprise Europe Network and Mihajlio Pupin Institute. The event is primarily aimed at SMEs from several industrial sectors that are owned or managed by a woman (however participation will not be restricted to female-only business). The event aims to facilitate SMEs in finding business partnerships in South-East Europe, to promote business cooperation and to break through regional barriers in Europe. It includes an international conference and a brokerage event. Represented sectors will include agriculture and food production, ICT, textile and education.  Participation is free of charge. Click here for more information or email katherine@corkchamber.ie.

European Commission seeks public input on European approach to business failure and insolvency

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on a European approach to business failure and insolvency, which focuses on helping sound businesses to survive and honest entrepreneurs to get a second chance while protecting creditors' right to get their money back. Key issues are: the time required to discharge a debt, the conditions for opening proceedings, the filing of claims and the rules for restructuring plans. The proposed modernisation of the EU’s Insolvency Regulation is a key first step to bringing EU insolvency law into the 21st century.  The consultation also addresses the rules governing the exercise of the profession of liquidators and directors' duties and liability in case of insolvency.

This consultation is open until 11 October 2013 and can be accessed here.