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As a new feature this year, personalized mentoring sessions brought together 28 experts to share their experiences, offer recommendations, and address participants’ business challenges.
The latest DreamBuilder National Women Entrepreneurs Conference aimed to advance women’s autonomy and economic development across the country. Organized by mining company Freeport-McMoRan, the event brought together 100 women entrepreneurs who had completed the company’s training program.
Chile’s Women and Gender Equality Minister Judith Marín joined officials and experts from various fields at the Santiago event, which brought together women from all 16 regions for two days of training, workshops and mentoring. Across its five editions, the summit has welcomed a total of 600 participants.
At the opening ceremony, Women and Gender Equality Minister Judith Marín remarked, “We value this initiative because, of course, it strengthens economic autonomy (…) and it also fosters personal development, financial independence, and the ability to pursue personal and family dreams—something that is extremely important.”
“A large share of households in Chile are headed by a single parent. Many women who start businesses are the sole breadwinners for their families. For us, it is important to support them and provide skills such as managing social media, accounting and other abilities taught in the DreamBuilder program,” she added.
As a new feature this year, personalized mentoring sessions brought together 28 experts to share their experiences, offer recommendations, and address participants’ business challenges. Notable mentors included Carolina Ibáñez, Chairman of the Board at Papa John’s; Magdalena Piñera, President of the Piñera Morel Foundation; and Guillermo Tagle, Chairman of the Board at Teletón.
Mario Larenas, Country Manager Chile at Freeport-McMoRan, commented, “For Freeport, supporting women entrepreneurs means providing tools that create concrete opportunities for their businesses. DreamBuilder aims to ensure more women have the knowledge, networks and support they need to make decisions, strengthen their initiatives and advance toward greater economic autonomy.”
The event is part of the U.S. mining company’s commitment to advancing women’s economic autonomy through DreamBuilder, its free online training program that offers 13 courses on management, finance, marketing and sales to help start or strengthen businesses.
Since its launch in Chile in 2013, DreamBuilder has graduated more than 18,500 participants across 295 municipalities nationwide.
Source: Radio Biobío.
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