28th International Congress on project Management "Project Management in the Digital Decade"

In today’s digital landscape, mentoring networks represent an advanced form of collective intelligence, playing a particularly important role in the development of women’s entrepreneurship. Moving beyond traditional, one-on-one mentorship, these networks operate as dynamic communities where knowledge, experience, and resources are exchanged multidirectionally, fostering shared learning and collaborative decision-making. This paper explores how, through the principles of collective intelligence – such as the synergy of diverse perspectives, joint problem-solving, and continuous mutual improvement – mentoring networks emerge as engines of innovation, professional growth, and resilience among digital women entrepreneurs. A theoretical analysis and review of relevant research show that mentoring networks, as intelligent systems, help overcome gender and systemic barriers, enhance digital competencies, and build social capital among women in entrepreneurship. The paper underscores the importance of institutional support and digital platforms for the further development of these networks, and emphasizes the need to strengthen them in order to build a more inclusive and sustainable ecosystem for women’s digital entrepreneurship.