5 powerful ideas for global impact from social entrepreneurs
All of us wish to feel a sense of purpose in our careers and make a meaningful contribution to society, but it can be hard to know where to start. Social entrepreneurs offer a fascinating model. They combine compassion and business acumen to scale solutions that are needed now more than ever. […]
EPSCO Council adopted conclusions on the promotion of the social economy
EU Ministers for Employment, Social Policy Issues, Equal Opportunities and Health met in Brussels on 7 December 2015 for the last Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer [...]
The European Social Enterprise Law Association
The European Social Enterprise Law Association (ESELA) is a new European social enterprise legal network recently launched in Madrid, as a result of a European Commission sponsored [...]
Social Entrepreneurship Forum in Riga – long term tradition
In November 2015, for the seventh year in a row, Riga has host the annual Social Entrepreneurship Forum, gathering social entrepreneurs, decision makers and change makers from Latvia and [...]
How can policy makers improve their support to social enterprises
The European Commission has just published the policy brief “How Can Policy Makers Improve Their Country’s Support To Social Enterprises?”. The policy brief is based on the [...]
GECES? GECES!!!
Advocacy of social enterprise sector means influencing decisions that shape the "ecosystem" where social enterprises operate in, e.g. improving legislation, developing support mechanisms, increasing available resources and [...]