“Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: Marie Eloy’s Journey and the Importance of Support Networks”

«10 years ago I was unemployed, at the RSA, I was raising my children alone. But I had this flame that pushed me to act. To help women so that together they can create their dream, their project, their business“. Through these words spoken on the Bang stage, Marie Eloyfounder of support network Women of Brittany and president of the Femmes des Territoires business creation network, talks about her journey and the need for an aspiring entrepreneur to be accompanied to carry out her project.

A supported entrepreneur is twice as likely to succeed

After a career as a journalist in Paris, Marie Eloy moved to Brittany. Driven by the need to feel useful, she got involved and founded the regional support network Femmes de Bretagne to encourage them to dare to embark on entrepreneurship. “When the platform was launched, I myself went to look for these entrepreneurs one by one. These 60 women, these 60 flames, sparked“. The network quickly grew and now has more than 5,500 members and 200 companies created. Between them, the membershelp each other, share skills and organize workshops so that their projects succeed».

Marie Eloy realizes the strength of the collective and decides, with the help of the Entreprendre Foundation, to promote entrepreneurship among women throughout the territory. Together, they co-founded the national business creation network Femmes des Territoires. “Today, this represents 50 branches and 8,000 entrepreneurs supported“. Through this example, the president wants to underline the importance of support networks so that creators carry out their project. “Legend says that alchemists could turn lead into gold. Well we networks business creation, we know how to change doubts into confidence, mutual loneliness, project support, and business projects. This is the alchemy found in all networks ».

To respond to the increase in the number of business creations, Marie Eloy and the 26 other support structures have announced the creation of the Cap Créa collective. “Faced with the challenges of our society, we must be together, be united and rely on all the living forces. We have a common ambition: to double the number of business creations generating added value, employment and impact within five years, and thus create a million additional jobs through entrepreneurship.“, concludes the spokesperson for the collective on the Bang stage.