Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Monaco at l’Orangerie. Photo: Monaco Life
On Tuesday, the Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Monaco (Les Femmes Chefs d’Entreprises de Monaco, or ACFEM) were guests of Philip Cullazo at L’Orangerie for an introduction to the Monaco Spritz.
A dozen women in various fields, from Monte Carlo Beauty skincare to Cicolella olive oil, came to the atelier at 9 rue de la Turbie to learn about the only made in Monaco orange liqueur, which uses 600 bitter orange trees from avenue Grande-Bretagne, and boulevards Suisse, Italie and Moulins.
Philip Culazzo’s l’Orangerie liqueur is 100% made in Monaco. Photo: Monaco LifeAssociation of Women Entrepreneurs of Monaco at l’Orangerie. Photo: Monaco Life
After a tour of the premises by Mr Cullazo, the group enthusiastically sampled the Monaco Spritz – a combination of L’Orangerie, Prosecco and orange zest.
Held on the third Tuesday of each month, ACFEM’s networking evenings from 6:30 pm to 8 pm bring together female business entrepreneurs in Monaco who are not only involved in the economic life of the Principality but who also actively help to promote its business development. Different themes, which can be in English or French, include seminars on inheritance (September 21) or cybersecurity (October 19).
“ACFEM has around 50 members of various nationalities,” Secretary General Caterina Reviglio Sonnino told Monaco Life, “and we welcome any woman that is an owner or manager of a Monaco business that is registered with the Expansion Économique.”
ACFEM’s Vice-President Cinzia Cicolella and Secretary General Caterina Reviglio Sonnino. Photo: Monaco LifeAnne-Marie Noir, Founder Asepta. Photo: Monaco Life
In addition to Thursday night gatherings, the non-profit organisation has a meeting over the lunch hour on the first Tuesday of the month at the Maison des Associations to discuss, amongst other subjects, how to defend the rights and interests of women in business and how to promote the network of women entrepreneurs in the Principality.
The Association of Women Entrepreneurs was first launched in France in 1945 by Yvonne Foinant to offer solidarity and friendship for women entrepreneurs, and the network has since expanded to 40 countries on five continents.
The Monaco branch of World Association of Women Entrepreneurs was created on July 15, 2004, under the impetus of the Chamber of Economic Development of Monaco (CDE), which two years ago became the Monaco Economic Board. Its first president was Elisabeth Ritter Moati. Today Hilde Heye Haneuse holds that title.
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The Honorary Consulate of the Principality of Monaco in Ancona, in Italy’s Marche Region on the Adriatic Coast, was inaugurated on March 13.
To mark the event, Professor Giovanni Puoti, the newly appointed Consul, held a reception to which representatives of the civil and military authorities as well as the Consuls of the other countries present in the region were invited.
HE Robert Fillon, Ambassador of Monaco to Italy, spoke on behalf of the Monegasque authorities and conveyed a message from Gilles Tonelli, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, in which he recalled the importance the consular network in promoting the Principality abroad and stimulating exchanges in the economic, cultural and tourist fields.
The inauguration continued with the official designation of three new Monaco Business Tourism Ambassadors for the Marche Region, a project led by the Directorate of Tourism and Congresses with the active support of the Embassy in Italy, aimed in particular at developing partnership in events with an economic purpose, was also presented.
The day included a round table – with participation of local representatives of employers, professional bodies and elected officials participated – during which Diego Bonaventura presented, on behalf of the Monaco Economic Board, the opportunities for investments in the Principality, the rules for setting up businesses in Monaco, and the tax regime resulting from agreements between Monaco and Italy.
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As part of Monaco Week in Moscow, orchestrated by the Monaco Embassy in Russia to mark ten years of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the Monaco Economic Board is visiting the capital on a Trade Mission this week, from October 4 to 7. The trip is the culmination of considerable work undertaken in recent years and coincides with the official visit of HSH Prince Albert II to Moscow.
While official relations date back to 1877, it was in 2013 when accompanying the first Official Visit by Prince Albert II to Russia that the MEB made firm contacts with its Russian counterparts. Two years later, “Russian Year in Monaco” concluded with a forum organised by the MEB, during which partnership agreements were signed with the Russian CCI, the RSPP (Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs) and Business Russia.
Led by Gilles Tonelli, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and MEB Chairman Michel Dotta, this latest mission intends to build on the mutual understanding established during past meetings.
Michel Dotta said: “Organised at the request of the Embassy as part of Monaco Week in Moscow, this Trade Mission is an excellent opportunity for us. This is our third Russo-Monegasque business event. We learned a great deal during our previous meetings and are coming now with all cards on the table ready to do business together for the good of our companies, our economies and our two countries.”
A delegation of 45 people is in Moscow representing 30 companies operating in sectors such as banking-finance-insurance, expertise and consultancy, real estate, health and wellbeing, the food industry, environment, automobile, ICT, tourism and events. In short, a group mirroring the dynamic, diverse nature of the Principality’s economy.
A packed programme awaits them with bilateral presentations, talks on the particularities of doing business in Russia, testimonies from those already established in the country and of course sector-specific round tables. Evening events organised by the Monaco Embassy and the Tourism and Convention Authority will also provide plenty of opportunities for Monegasque entrepreneurs to take part in the tourism and cultural aspects of Monaco Week in Moscow. (Source: Monaco Economic Board)