Changes to Financial Guarantees for Women Entrepreneurs | Details Announced

The Vice President for Women and Family Affairs announced plans to raise guarantee ceilings and strengthen the guarantee fund, measures being prioritized to ease women entrepreneurs' access to financial resources.

The vice president for women and family affairs announced plans to increase the guarantee ceiling and strengthen the guarantee fund; Measures aimed at facilitating the access of women entrepreneurs to financial resources are on the agenda.

Ambassador of Arjan: Zahra Behrouz-Azer, in the opening ceremony of the national creative industries event "Manvin", considered creative industries as an opportunity to link Iran's cultural heritage with today's economy and said that this field can help develop sustainable employment, empower women and transform the country's cultural capacities into economic opportunities.

Pointing to the role of women in handicrafts, traditional arts and cultural productions, he emphasized that women in these fields are not only labor force, but also the preservers of indigenous knowledge, historical heritage and Iranian creativity. According to the Vice President, paying attention to these capacities can provide the basis for wider economic activity of women and the introduction of Iran's cultural productions.

guarantee and collateral; Barrier to women's entrepreneurship

Behrouz Azar named financing, providing guarantees and providing collateral as important obstacles for women entrepreneurs; Obstacles that can make it difficult for them to access the financial resources needed to start or develop a business.

In this context, he announced measures to increase the limit of guarantees and strengthen the guarantee fund and announced the goal of these programs to facilitate the access of women entrepreneurs to financial resources. However, his statement did not provide further details on the extent of the increase in guarantees, the timing of the implementation of the programs and the number of women covered.

Manvin; An opportunity to identify obstacles

The vice president considered the national event of creative industries "Manvin" as an opportunity to know the diverse capacities of this field, to have a direct conversation with the activists and to examine the problems of businesses. According to him, identifying obstacles and listening to the experience of activists can help formulate practical solutions for the development of the creative economy.

Emphasizing the necessity of cooperation between the people, the government and the private sector, Behrouz Azar said that the development of this field requires the participation of different sectors. Creative industries relying on art, indigenous knowledge and cultural heritage can provide a platform for creating job opportunities and strengthening economic activities, especially for women active in handicrafts and cultural productions.