Social Entrepreneurship Network in the Baltic Sea Region
Gen Z may as well be called “Generation Social Impact”. For reasons previously mentioned, Digital Natives are stepping up to the task to be pioneers and innovate solutions for the betterment of humanity. We especially see large movements in the space in the Baltic Region, where a host of youth are creating the next generation…
The Social SEED Erasmus+ project partnership composed of partners coming from Spain, Italy, Germany and Poland (BISER – Partner of the SocialEnterpriseBSR network) is glad to announce the conclusion of the first phase of the project, during which a methodological guide to design a social incubator for people at risk of exclusion has been produced…
Inspiration from France! In France, a mission-based approach is seen as a commitment versus an opportunity – La Loi Pacte was amended to encourage companies to be more social. Last year, in collaboration with Dealroom, this report proposed a methodology to measure entrepreneurial activity and capital invested into purpose-driven tech companies across Europe. This was…
Recently an interesting article about a flagship Danish social enterprise – Bybi, has been published by YES Magazine. Please, have a look: “It was wonderful before the war,” says Aref Haboo, a 48-year-old agricultural consultant describing Shie, the small village in the Afrin province of northern Syria he called home. There, for 18 years, Haboo…
The report called “Finding a place in modern Europe” by Authors: Jelena Markovic Miguel Angel Garcia Lopez Sever Dzigurski, With the support of the researchers of the steering group for this project: Howard Williamson, Magda Nico and Syika Kovacheva was published recently here: https://pjp-eu.coe.int/documents/42128013/47261689/Finding-09-2015.pdf/a1045d8f-a4c7-4889-b1a1-e783e470858b There are two main purposes for this report, which we highly recommend:…
The Institute of Entrepreneurship Development presents the handbook created for trainers regarding the training courses in Social Economy and Entrepreneurship. The educational material was created in the framework of the European project ERASMUS+ entitled “Open Mind – gamified platform and open online course in Social Entrepreneurship for female learners and students from diverse fields of study”. Open Mind…
As world is rapidly changing in face of the COVID-19 crisis we highly recommend you reading this article by Lior Ipp from Roddenberry Foundation, explaining how social entrepreneurs can act differently in current year. 5 ways social enterprise funders can act differently in 2021 The COVID-19 crisis has exposed the fragility of global systems and…
The Baltic Sea Region is becoming a global trend-setter for social innovation. The region hosts a young, entrepreneurially driven and socially aware demographic, mature technological infrastructure and R&D investments, and an emphasis on the people-centric side of innovation. As a result of these factors, the Baltic Sea Region has been able to set trends in…
Estonia leads the world in social innovation with a mature funding ecosystem, people-centric focus, and advanced digital capabilities. Estonia is a little known Baltic State making big moves in digitalization and social innovation. According to the Estonian Startup Database, there are 1,110 startups operating in Estonia and 66 new startups have been created in 2020….
Today’s youth, embodied by Gen Z (born between 1996–2010) and the rising Gen Alpha (born between 2013–2024) are highly motivated to leave a positive mark on society. Factors such as digitalization’s ease of catalyzing impact, long-term planning for a more sustainable planet, and the push towards human-centric innovation, are all motivations behind why youth want…
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