When the politician supports and encourages the entrepreneur
What a surprise ! And what satisfaction to hear politicians say to an audience of entrepreneurs around the world: “We need you to make technological transitions and make the planet a better place; invest with us and elsewhere in the world, we will make your job easier in order to benefit from your positive impact”. And the pleasure is even greater when this call is addressed to a high proportion of women entrepreneurs.
This is the speech I heard during the “Global Entrepreneurship Summit” held in The Hague at the beginning of June, organized by the governments of the United States and the Netherlands.
The focus was on the urgent need to help entrepreneurs to create their business and access investments at the right level. In Algeria, progress needs to be made. In Europe, access to European Union funds is still an obstacle course for a small business. However, investment funds exist on a global scale, whether sovereign or private. They are often ready to finance but you have to know how to reach them.
I would like to insist on the growing role of women. They were numerous among the 2000 participants from 150 countries. The mayor of The Hague is a woman, many Dutch ministerial posts are held by women. And I'm not talking about the Queen of the Netherlands or Donald Trump's daughter who were there...
Women can change the world in all areas, particularly in Africa: energy, water, mobility, health, education, the fight against pollution, the inclusion of all. It is a matter of political choice. You have to make that choice.
Myriam Fournier Kacimi – President and founder of Sungy