SEECEL
The South East European Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (SEECEL) was a regional think tank for human capital development and lifelong entrepreneurial learning. SEECEL’s mission was to work on the systematic development of lifelong entrepreneurial learning, on entrepreneurship as a key competence, and on the alignment of policies and practices with those of the EU by strengthening structural regional cooperation.
SEECEL was established in 2009 in Zagreb, Croatia, at the initiative of eight pre-accession countries and with the support of the Government of the republic of Croatia, which took the lead in founding SEECEL with two co-founders: the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Crafts and the Croatian Chamber of Economy. SEECEL enjoys the full support of all its member states: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, the North Macedonia, Serbia, Monte Negro and Turkey.
SEECEL was funded by the European Union (through the instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance’s Multi-country Programme) and by the Croatian government. SEECEL member states also make financial contributions based on the solidarity principle.
SEECEL with the financial support of the Swedish government has implemented a program to support women entrepreneurs where some documents have been prepared as follows:
Indicators of the entrepreneurial woman in the EU
Women Entrepreneurship - Training Modules and Good Practice Criteria
Women Entrepreneurship - A Systematic Approach in the Western Balkans, Turkey and Moldova
Women Entrepreneurship Indicators - Developing Second Generation
Some of the region’s best experiences on policies and programs to support women entrepreneurs:
Strategy of Women Entrepreneurship Development in the Republic of Croatia 2014-2020