A new joint report by the European Commission and OECD is now available. The report presents a collection of initiatives aimed at boosting social enterprise developments. It identifies key lessons, providing concrete pointers for policy makers – from how to raise awareness and visibility of what social […]
Read more →On 28 June the European Economic Social Committee organised the 2nd European Day of Social Economy Enterprises, bringing together a variety of social economy players and policy makers, in order to consider the future of social economy in Europe. Social economy has a potential to contribute to […]
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A new publication by the OECD is now available “Boosting Social Enterprise Development: Good Practice Compendium”. This compendium derives policy lessons for boosting social enterprises from the analysis of 20 initiatives in several EU member-countries, covering a range of policy areas from legal frameworks, finance, market access, […]
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We are busy developing the training on Roma social economy and entrepreneurship. The aim of the training is to provide Roma with the necessary skills for supporting the planning, establishment and sustainability of social enterprises within Roma communities It will include four units: 1) What is a […]
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The social economy and social enterprises will be a significant area of focus in 2017 for the Social Platform – the largest network of European social sector NGOs in Europe. The Social Platform plans to promote the social economy as a means of contributing to social, as […]
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The European Network of Social Integration Enterprises (ENSIE) has shared the principal findings of a study based on the impact of its Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISE) tool and how it contributes towards goals set in the framework of the EU’s 2020 Strategy. These results were presented […]
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The European Commission published new country reports providing a comprehensive picture of social enterprises and their eco-systems in France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Ireland, Slovakia and Poland. The reports provide a legal definition of social enterprise and its eco-system (access to market
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An animation created by SENS (The Social Economy Network of Serbia) explains the importance of social entrepreneurship as a new means of tackling growing social inequalities. Social enterprises are different from most private businesses in that they use their profits to realise social goals, rather than increasing […]
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The European Commission’s DG for Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion published a new policy brief titled ‘’Scaling the Impact of Social Enterprises’.’ The publication explains what a social enterprise is, and what scaling means in the context of social enterprises. It then compares the scaling patterns of […]
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