Visa, Emerging Europe create digital community platform for female entrepreneurs

ArmInfo. Visa has announced the  launch of the She's Next digital community platform for female  entrepreneurs from Eastern and Southeastern Europe, Central Asia and  the Caucasus, created in partnership with Emerging Europe, a  prominent growth hub with thorough expertise in the region -  https://shesnext.emergingeurope.org/. 

The platform is intended to connect businesswomen from different  countries and facilitate networking, exchanging experiences, and  international business expansion.

"The She's Next Empowered by Visa initiative is not only about  empowerment but about creating a community of like-minded ambitious  women," says Vira Platonova, Visa Senior Vice President and Group  Country Manager for 17 countries. "Hosting international events  dedicated to female entrepreneurship, we noticed an interesting  detail: She's Next alumni from different countries tended to connect  on the basis of shared interests and values. When Visa entered into  partnership with Emerging Europe and conducted a survey among women  business owners from Eastern and Southeastern Europe, Central Asia  and the Caucasus in 2022, the findings showed that 85 per cent of  respondents would join the international community of entrepreneurs.  So, we created it for them to share best practices, learn from each  other, and grow as leaders. I believe the She's Next digital  community platform will be a real game-changer for all businesswomen  from Armenia and the whole region."

The website which hosts the platform features a variety of content  and is accessible for everyone. Women can learn more about  leadership, female entrepreneurs, find inspiration and get to know  more about useful skills. The website is also being updated with  useful content produced in cooperation with Emerging Europe:  podcasts, interviews, OpEds with practical advice from experts from  various fields, etc.

The digital community platform, part of the website for registered  users, includes all functions of a professional social network-a  newsfeed, interest groups, and tools for posting and messaging-and  will allow female leaders and entrepreneurs to communicate, search  for business contacts, suppliers, or investors, and develop their  personal brand. 

The She's Next digital community platform will give users the  opportunity to:

fill out a detailed questionnaire during registration, indicating  their country of origin and countries of interests, professional  field and purposes of using the platform, in order to receive  targeted assistance from community manager;

find business partners;

develop personal brand and increase the awareness of their business,  publish posts and materials;

find mentors upon personal requests and become mentors by themselves,  having a desire to share knowledge and experience;

participate in discussions, webinars, events;

learn about She's Next Empowered by Visa events and opportunities in  their country and in other countries.

Each new member of the platform will also be able to communicate with  a community manager who will help them navigate the community, find  interest groups and make acquaintances, as well as share links to  useful materials.

The She's Next digital community platform is open to everyone  interested in entrepreneurship, from those with a business idea but  no existing business to start-up owners and women with  well-established enterprises. 

To learn more and join, please visit shesnext.emergingeurope.org.

About Emerging Europe

Emerging Europe is a London-based growth hub that empowers public and  private organisations to grow and expand internationally. Our mission  is to foster sustainable growth in emerging Europe. We are a go-to  partner for those looking to navigate or grow in the region. Through  in-depth analysis, market intelligence, research, programmes and  engaging content we help businesses, governments, and civil society  organisations thrive. We provide them with targeted insight, access  to key stakeholders and data to make the right business decisions.  Our online platform, Emerging Europe, is the world's most prominent  source of English-language analysis about the region.

About Visa

Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating  payments transactions between consumers, merchants, financial  institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries  and territories. Our mission is to connect the world through the most  innovative, convenient, reliable and secure payments network,  enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive. We believe  that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone  everywhere and see access as foundational to the future of money  movement. Learn more at visa.com.ge