Women in entrepreneurship

Profile

In the context of entrepreneurial value creation, cognition is decisive to explain the emergence of new venture ideas, intentions and activity. At TEI, we contextualise this approach into studies on entrepreneurial intentions, opportunities and decision making, considering the relevance of human and social capital. To better understand what leads women graduates into entrepreneurial activity, we have been researching the backgrounds of female entrepreneurs compared to female graduates who choose other careers. We have also analysed gender stereotypes in entrepreneurship and the duration of women’s nascent entrepreneurial processes.

Silke Tegtmeier from TEI is part of the VentureWærft which aims at making an impact for a vibrant start-up climate in the border region Flensburg-Sønderborg. VentureWærft is a network of entrepreneurs, business owners, universities, business development agencies and supporters. It offers a wide range of start-up support from the first venture idea to a successfully growing start-up. Further, she is currently President of the European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. This internationally renowned network facilitates the creation of new knowledge through research and the exchange of ideas between academia, education, policy and practice. 

Services

• Expert support for women’s start-up processes, incl. communication, mentoring, coaching, pitch training for business ideas, business tools, network analysis
• Research-oriented teaching projects to answer company relevant entrepreneurship-based questions
• Data analysis