ASEAN Women Entrepreneurs Formulate Work Plan to Promote Entrepreneurship and Economic Inclusion

During the conference of the ASEAN Women Entrepreneurs Network (AWEN) on ASEAN women entrepreneurs and the new regional economy held in Ha Noi, Vietnam on December 14, 2015 more than 150 women entrepreneurs from ASEAN discussed efficient business models, modalities, practices, success stories and lessons learned in fostering women enterprise start-up, development and internationalisation in ASEAN. The event concluded with an adoption of the AWEN work program for 2016-2017 to push the boundaries forward in gender business inclusion and empowerment in ASEAN.
ASEAN Women Entrepreneurship Network (AWEN), established in 2014, is a network of business women in the region, operating to exchange experience, develop and propose initiatives to promote economic and trade activities in order to enhance gender equality, empower and strengthen entrepreneurship skills for women in ASEAN Community; create favorable environment for female-headed enterprises; and raise awareness and support for women entrepreneurship in the region.
Press-release at the official ASEAN web-site