Biedrība Līdere

Name

Biedrība Līdere

Legal name

Biedrība Līdere

Website

https://lidere.lv

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Entrepreneurship Support Services

NAICS

Business Associations (81391), Business Associations (813910), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL) (BPAGABAO)

Keywords

• Women entrepreneurship support
• Mentoring programs
• Business networking
• Leadership training
• Non-profit association

Headquarters

HQ city

Riga

HQ country

Latvia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees and project funding: As a non-profit association (biedrība), Līdere operates primarily through membership fees, EU/Erasmus+ project funding, and potentially sponsorship from partners such as banks and corporations. Revenue is reinvested into programs supporting women's entrepreneurship.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Biedrība Līdere is a non-profit association that supports women entrepreneurs and executives in Latvia through mentoring programs, networking events, training, and advocacy. Its flagship offerings include the Mentorings program, the Līderes KODS regional roadshow initiative documenting values of women entrepreneurs across Latvian municipalities, and EU/Erasmus+ co-funded projects such as EqualPay4All, GREENWORAL, Future Heroes Latvia, EmpowerHer, and Girl Power.

Product overview

Biedrība Līdere is a non-profit organization supporting women entrepreneurs in Latvia, offering a portfolio of mentoring programs, regional initiatives, and international projects. The core offerings include the Līderes KODS initiative for values identification, mentoring services connecting entrepreneurs with experienced mentors, and various EU-funded projects such as EqualPay4All (equal pay), GREENWORAL (rural women entrepreneurship), Future Heroes Latvia (youth leadership), EmpowerHer, and Girl Power. These programs are primarily educational, networking, and advocacy-focused rather than technology products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Līderes KODS: An initiative to identify the values and 'code' of successful women entrepreneurs in Latvia, organizing regional forums and discussions in various Latvian municipalities.

Products and services

• Mentorings Mentoring program connecting experienced business mentors with women entrepreneurs in Latvia, providing guidance on entrepreneurship and leadership development.
• Līderes KODS Initiative to identify the values, leadership codes, and success formulas of women entrepreneurs across Latvian regions through dialogue sessions and workshops in various municipalities.
• EqualPay4All Erasmus+ funded project addressing gender pay gaps through training modules, webinars, and awareness campaigns on equal pay in the labor market, including an e-learning platform with modules on understanding wage differences, stereotypes, and work-life balance.
• GREENWORAL Training and mentoring program for rural women in green entrepreneurship, providing digital skills, business fundamentals, green business practices, and soft skills through 160 hours of instruction plus individual mentoring.
• Future Heroes Latvia Leadership, entrepreneurship, and growth program for young women aged 14-17, featuring workshops and mentorship to build leadership and entrepreneurship skills.
• EmpowerHer EU-funded project strengthening leadership skills of young women leaders from Poland, Latvia, and Belarus to promote sustainable development.
• Girl Power Cross-border entrepreneurship education project adapted for girls aged 15-18 in Latvia and Estonia, promoting entrepreneurship among young women.

Quantifiable outcome

• 47% of managerial positions in Latvia held by women — 1st in Europe (Eurostat 2020)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• KulturLife gGmbH (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2023KulturLife gGmbH is the coordinating/lead partner of the EqualPay4All Erasmus+ project (KA220-YOU, project number 2023-1-DE04-KA220-YOU-000158892). The project runs from December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2025, focusing on increasing awareness of gender pay disparities among women and youth.
• CENTRUM WSPIERANIA EDUKACJI I PRZEDSIEBIORCZ OSCI (Poland)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2023Partner in the EqualPay4All Erasmus+ project. Hosted the Learning, Teaching and Training Activity (LTTA) in Rzeszów, Poland from June 9-14, 2025.
• IRIDAWOMEN (Greece)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2023Partner in the EqualPay4All Erasmus+ project focused on gender equality in the workplace.
• Future Needs Management (Cyprus)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2023Partner in the EqualPay4All Erasmus+ project focused on gender pay equality.
• Syllogos Gynaikon Ypaithrou Larnakas (Cyprus)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2023Partner in the EqualPay4All Erasmus+ project.
• European Progress OMORRYTHMOS ETAIRIA (Greece)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2023Partner in the EqualPay4All Erasmus+ project focused on gender equality and pay equity.
• RTU (Riga Technical University)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2023RTU (Riga Technical University), together with LĪDERE, is the Latvian partner in the GREENWORAL Erasmus+ project (co-funded by the EU), which provides training and mentoring programs for women in rural areas in green entrepreneurship.
• Latvijas Zinātņu akadēmijas Ekonomikas institūts (Economics Institute of the Latvian Academy of Sciences)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021The Economics Institute of the Latvian Academy of Sciences organized the EQUALS-EU international summer school on gender equality, where LĪDERE Chair Aiva Vīksna spoke in June 2021.
• Spanish Embassy in LatviaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2020LĪDERE met with the Spanish Ambassador to Latvia, Susana Camara Angulo, on June 30, 2020 to discuss LĪDERE's activities and explore potential cooperation.
• Georgian Farmers' Association (Gruzija)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2020LĪDERE Chair Aiva Vīksna met with the Georgian Farmers' Association in Tbilisi, Georgia on March 1, 2020 to explore cooperation opportunities in agricultural entrepreneurship.
• Biznesa vadības koledža (Business Management College, Latvia)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 February 2020Meeting held on February 17, 2020 to discuss potential cooperation between LĪDERE and Biznesa vadības koledža in the area of micro, small and medium enterprise management.
• Valsts izglītības satura centrs (State Education Content Center)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020The State Education Content Center of Latvia, in cooperation with British Council Latvia and SEB Bank, implements the Future Heroes Latvia leadership and entrepreneurship program for young women aged 14-17. LĪDERE is a supporting partner.
• British Council LatviacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020British Council Latvia, alongside the State Education Content Center and SEB Bank, co-implements the Future Heroes Latvia program. LĪDERE serves as a supporting partner.
• SEB Bank (Latvia)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2020SEB Bank provides financial support for the Future Heroes Latvia program, helping fund the leadership and entrepreneurship training for young women in Latvia.
• BPW EstoniacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 October 2019BPW Estonia is one of LĪDERE's oldest and most established international partners. BPW Estonia representatives visited Latvia in October 2019 for joint cooperation activities.
• BUIKAD - Women's Organization of Bursa (Turkey)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 October 2019LĪDERE met with BUIKAD representatives in October 2019 to exchange experiences on women's entrepreneurship support, facilitated by Irish Latvian Chamber of Commerce.
• Irish Latvian Chamber of CommerceminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2019The Irish Latvian Chamber of Commerce facilitated networking between LĪDERE and Turkish women's organization BUIKAD in 2019.
• Latvijas Zemnieku federācija (Latvian Farmers' Federation)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 February 2018LĪDERE cooperates with the Latvian Farmers' Federation. LĪDERE Chair Aiva Vīksna participated as a jury member in the LZF photo competition 'Latvijas lauki gadsimtu griežos' (Latvian Countryside Through the Centuries) in February 2018.
• Bank CitadelecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2017Bank Citadele sponsors the Līderes KODS initiative — the flagship regional roadshow that visits Latvian municipalities to document values of women entrepreneurs. This partnership has been ongoing since at least 2017.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Astia: US-based global nonprofit providing mentoring, investor access, and growth programming for women-led high-growth ventures. Comparable to Līdere in the women-entrepreneurship mentoring niche, though focused on venture-scale rather than micro/SME entrepreneurs in Latvia.
• Women's Enterprise Organizations of Canada (WEOC): Canadian federation of women's enterprise centers supporting women entrepreneurs with mentoring, training, and access to capital. Directly comparable in mission and program mix (mentoring, training, regional outreach) to Līdere's Līderes KODS and Mentoring programs.

Broad incumbents

• Catalyst: Global nonprofit advancing women in the workplace through research, advisory, and corporate partnerships. Comparable to Līdere in the gender-equality and women-leader-advocacy mission space, but operating at corporate-advisory scale rather than national membership scale.
• Soroptimist International: Global volunteer service organization for women focused on education, empowerment, and advocacy with membership-club structure. Comparable to Līdere as a long-standing women's membership organization with mentoring and advocacy programs, though broader in mission scope.
• European Women's Lobby: Umbrella advocacy organization coordinating women's rights NGOs across the EU. Comparable to Līdere as a higher-level actor operating in the same gender-equality advocacy and EU-policy-engagement space, though at pan-European rather than national scale.
• WEConnect International: Global NGO certifying and connecting women-owned businesses to corporate and government buyers. Comparable to Līdere as a women-entrepreneurship support organization, but operating at multinational scale with a corporate-procurement focus rather than a national membership model.

Regional players

• Femei în Afaceri (Romania): Romanian women's entrepreneurship association operating in a neighboring CEE market with mentoring and entrepreneurship support programs. Comparable to Līdere as a CEE regional peer with similar mission, member base, and program model, though operating in Romania rather than Latvia.

Others

• Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI): National business association supporting Latvian enterprises across sectors. Comparable to Līdere as a Latvian business-membership organization, though broader in scope and focused on general business advocacy rather than women-specific programming.

Direct peers

• BUIKAD - Bursa Women's Organization (Turkey): Turkish women's business and entrepreneurship association explicitly referenced in Līdere's partnership data as a 2019 experience-exchange peer. Operates the same women-entrepreneurship-support and membership model in a different geography, making it a strong functional peer.
• BPW (Business and Professional Women) International: Global federation of business and professional women's associations operating in over 100 countries. Directly comparable to Līdere because Līdere's closest international partner is BPW Estonia (a BPW national chapter), and BPW's national affiliates share the same women-entrepreneurship membership-and-advocacy model in their respective geographies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lidere.lv
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/biedr-ba-l-dere

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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