The OEAP report also indicates that the motivations that women in Mexico have to undertake have changed. Before, we women threw ourselves out of necessity and because we did not find in our work the opportunities to grow or the flexibility that we were looking for.
However, now 81% of the Mexican women who start do so for the
simple reason that we believe we are capable of creating and developing a
company. This means that, more in addition more, women
are no longer self-employed out of necessity , but rather
we aspire to found scalable businesses because we want to and can. Even
almost half of the Mexican women consider that entrepreneurship is a good
option for professional life and for development.
Women want to undertake, we only require some specific tools and
support to face the obstacles.
Collaboration between women, key to undertake
It is time to leave behind the myth that women compete and do
not collaborate with each other. Some of the most successful entrepreneurship
courses and mentoring and networking networks in
Mexico have been created by and for women. While each entrepreneurship
project is unique, there are common obstacles that more experienced women can
help us overcome.
Some initiatives of women entrepreneurs that
you can approach:
- Victoria 147 is a business academy
that offers face-to-face and online courses for women interested in
creating or strengthening their business. To date, it has supported
more than 2,000 female entrepreneurs.
- Dalia Empower is a global
community that seeks to help women “build successful businesses, careers
and lives” through learning and connections.
- Crea Communities of Social
Entrepreneurs is a civil association with more than eleven years of
experience in training and accompanying women entrepreneurs in
marginalized areas of the country. Since its creation, it has stretched
more than 100,000 Mexican women with its different projects.
- Speakher Nights is a learning
community in which women share practices to improve their communication
and project themselves more powerfully. It started in Monterrey and
has a presence in Mexico City, León, Saltillo, Durango, Querétaro, Ciudad
Juárez and Mérida.
- Momzilla is an online meeting
platform made by and for moms. In it you can find product and service
solutions, many of them offered by female entrepreneurs, as well as a blog
with practical advice.
- Fuckup Nights is a movement that
shares stories of professional failure. Co-founded by the
entrepreneur woman Leticia Gasca, it presents real cases to remove the
stigma associated with failure. Since its commencement in our country
in 2012, it has grown considerably and already has events in more than 300
cities around the world.
- Ladies Brunch is an empowerment
community for women entrepreneurs and professionals that seeks to generate
alliances and new job opportunities. It started in Argentina, where
it gained recognition from Facebook, and currently has a presence in
Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Panama and Spain.
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