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Great news! 🎉 Index.hu, one of Hungary's leading news outlets, has published an article about our VoWoCo project and its research findings on women entrepreneurs' social capital.

The article highlights key insights from our four-country study (Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Turkey), revealing that relationship-building and social sensitivity are more critical to women's entrepreneurial success than financial planning skills. It also explores why Hungarian women entrepreneurs face unique challenges in accessing social and relational capital.

We're grateful to Index.hu for covering our work and sharing these important findings with a wider audience. 🙏

📖 For our Hungarian-speaking followers (or those using translation tools), we highly recommend reading the full article to learn more about the research outcomes and what they mean for women entrepreneurs in Hungary.

🔗 Read the article here: https://index.hu/gazdasag/2026/08/18/noi-vallalkozok-kapcsolati-toke-kutatas/

Olyan élethelyzetbe kell menekülnie sok magyar nőnek, amire nincsenek felkészülve Négy ország kutatása leplezte le a helyzetet.

📰 Our latest newsletter is avaliable in 5 languages - let us know in the comments which one you read! 👇

🇬🇧 https://vowoco.eu/en/newsletter_2026_2/
🇭🇺 https://vowoco.eu/hu/hirlevel_2026_2/
🇮🇹 https://vowoco.eu/it/newsletter-2026-2-2/
🇵🇹 https://vowoco.eu/pt/boletim-informativo-2/
🇹🇷 https://vowoco.eu/tr/haber-bulteni-2/

Have a read, and if the topic speaks to you, we’d be happy to hear from you.

Végül már magyar nyelven is elérhetővé vált a Készségmátrix oldala, ami azt jelenti, hogy a kutatás, a fókuszcsoportos vizsgálat eredményei immár 5 nyelven elérhetők. Bátran böngésszétek ezeket az eredményeket, és nézzétek meg közelebbről a projekt további tevékenysége alapjául szolgáló adatokat 👉 https://vowoco.eu/hu/keszsegmatrix/

Örömmel várjuk visszajelzéseiteket is 👇 a véleményetek fontos számunkra. És ez még csak a kezdet: hamarosan elindul az online tanulási platform és a mentorprogram is, amelyek szintén ennek a kutatásnak az eredményeire épülnek.

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The Skill Matrix landing page is now live in Hungarian as well, which means the results of the research, focus group study are now available in 5 languages. Feel free to explore the findings freely and take a closer look at the evidence behind the project 👉 https://vowoco.eu/hu/keszsegmatrix/

We’d also love to hear your feedback 👇 your reflections matter to us. And this is only the beginning: next up are the online learning platform and the mentor programme, both built on the insights from this research.

Türkçe Beceri Matrisi ana sayfası artık yayında! 🥳 İngilizce, İtalyanca ve Portekizce’nin ardından sonuçlar artık Türkçe olarak da erişilebilir. Sayfaya göz atın ve bu bulguların Türkiye’deki kadın girişimciler hakkında neler ortaya koyduğunu keşfedin.

Özellikle dikkat çeken bir bulgu, Türkiye’nin güçlü ve fırsat odaklı profilidir: Analiz, pazardaki boşlukları tespit etme konusunda belirgin bir güç, yüksek risk alma puanı ve veri görselleştirme ile hızlı mühendislik gibi gelişen dijital yetkinliklere işaret ediyor. Sayfayı inceleyin ve sizin için en dikkat çekici olan noktaları keşfedin. 👉 https://vowoco.eu/tr/beceri-matrisi/

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The Turkish Skill Matrix landing page is now live! 🥳 After English, Italian, and Portuguese, the results are also available in Turkish. Take a look and explore what the findings reveal about women entrepreneurs in Türkiye.

One particularly interesting insight is Türkiye’s strong, opportunity-driven profile: the analysis points to a clear strength in spotting market gaps, a high risk-taking score, and growing digital capabilities such as data visualization and prompt engineering. Browse the page and see what stands out to you most 👉 https://vowoco.eu/tr/beceri-matrisi/

A Matriz de Competências já está disponível em português! Depois do inglês e do italiano, agora também pode explorar os resultados em português.

Dá uma vista de olhos e descobre o que os dados revelam sobre competências, pontos fortes e desafios em Portugal — incluindo um forte indício na área do planeamento estratégico e uma clara necessidade de desenvolvimento na gestão de talentos.

Gostaríamos muito de saber a tua opinião: o que mais te chama a atenção nos resultados portugueses? Deixa um comentário 👇
Navega pela página inicial e descobre mais: https://vowoco.eu/pt/matriz-de-competencias/

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The Skill Matrix is now available in Portuguese! After English and Italian, you can now explore the results in Portuguese too. Take a look and see what the data reveals about skills, strengths, and challenges in Portugal — including a strong signal in strategic planning and a clear development need in talent management.

We’d love to know what you think: what stands out to you most in the Portuguese results? Leave a comment 👇
Browse the landing page and discover more: https://vowoco.eu/pt/matriz-de-competencias/

🇮🇹 La Matrice delle Competenze è ora disponibile in inglese e in italiano. 🤌

In Italia abbiamo parlato con imprenditrici e coinvolto esperti nel processo di validazione, così la pagina riflette le testimonianze reali, i pareri degli esperti e un confronto transnazionale dei risultati della ricerca. Altre versioni linguistiche sono in arrivo: restate sintonizzati per il lancio multilingue completo.

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🇬🇧 The Skill Matrix is now available in English and Italian. 🤌

In Italy, we spoke with women entrepreneurs and involved experts in the validation process, so the page reflects real voices, expert feedback, and a cross-country comparison of the research results. More language versions are on the way — stay tuned for the full multilingual launch.

👉 https://vowoco.eu/it/la-matrice-delle-competenze/
👉 https://vowoco.eu/en/skill-matrix/

🤔 What separates thriving women entrepreneurs from those who stall?

The research of the VoWoCo project points to 5 "nuclear" skills every woman in business needs to develop:

✨ Strategic Mapping — seeing the bigger picture
🌟 Domain Expertise — knowing your field deeply
✨ Relational Empathy — building trust and reading rooms
🌟 Navigating Laws — understanding the regulatory landscape
✨ Resilience — bouncing back when systems push back

These aren't soft skills. 💫 They are the architecture of sustainable business growth. 💥
Which one are you actively working on right now? Share below. 👇
Want to know more about our Skill Matrix 👉 https://vowoco.eu/en/skill-matrix/

The English version of our VoWoCo Skill Matrix page is now live! 🤗

You can now browse the page, download the infographic, and read the executive report with the key findings from our research. 👉 https://vowoco.eu/en/skill-matrix/

We’d also love to hear from you: what skills do you think matter most for women entrepreneurs today? Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments. 👇

A lot of work, discussion, and alignment is happening behind the scenes — and we’re excited to share the Skill Matrix results with you very soon. 🤗

This is one of the project’s first big results, and it’s especially useful for women entrepreneurs. It gives a clear picture of the skills that matter most when building a business — what helps most, where the gaps are, and where growth can start.

Stay tuned! 🔜

Applications are now open for the VoWoCo Co-Creation Mentoring Program! 🌋

This is a unique opportunity to join our 9-month co-creation mentoring program as a mentee and work on your business or career path with the support of experienced mentors and peers. As part of the program, mentees work with mentors from their own countries in their native language, though English proficiency is an advantage.

The program is part of the Erasmus+ VoWoCo – Volcanoes’ Women Co-creation project, which supports women entrepreneurs and women facing a career transition through research-based training and mentoring.

✅ A 9-month, structured co-creation journey
✅ Work with a mentor from your own country in your own language
✅ You’ll have the opportunity to rethink, launch, or develop your business

There is a separate application form for each partner country (Hungary, Italy, Turkey, and Portugal). Please fill out the form corresponding to your country and/or the location of your business.

🇮🇹 If you are from Italy 👉 https://forms.gle/PyKpqMwU3RqW3Np87

🇭🇺 If you are from Hungary 👉 https://forms.gle/ZnaLs6Zcc8B8DpTR7

🇵🇹 If you are from Portugal 👉 https://forms.gle/oA49gXXi8dADx57R8

🇹🇷 If you are from Turkey 👉 https://forms.gle/pPLiU9nDoVf2grZE7

📅 Application deadline: April 30, 2026

Country-specific application links can also be found on the official VoWoCo website. 👉 For more information and to apply, visit: vowoco.eu

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