A new call for proposals to boost the development of finance markets for social enterprises
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A new call for proposals to boost the development of finance markets for social enterprises

Read more here: https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=9510&furtherNews=yes A new call for proposals was launched under the Employment and Social Innovation Programme (EaSI), with the aim of contributing to the development of finance markets for social enterprises across Europe. © Shutterstock / ByEmo Proposed actions in this call for proposals are expected to focus on designing financial instruments and mechanisms for social…

Growth for the Common Good? Learnings from social enterprises’ growth process
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Growth for the Common Good? Learnings from social enterprises’ growth process

For those readers interested in research, there’s a new juicy read from Finland. Saila Tykkyläinen’s doctoral theses about social enterprise growth has just been published. The researcher has been following up and analyzing the growth of 7 Finnish social enterprises of different business fields over the period of 5 years. Here’s a short overview on the…

EUCLID Network issued a joint statement on social entrepreneurship in Europe

EUCLID Network issued a joint statement on social entrepreneurship in Europe

Euclid Network, the European Network representing social enterprises, together with 24 of the most prominent national networks for social enterprises from 20 countries have now joined forces and agreed to back 7 proposed actions in the statement to emphasize the importance of social enterprises in creating innovative solutions for sustainable impact. After six months of negotiations…

Estonian residents see entrepreneurship as an attractive career choice!  

Estonian residents see entrepreneurship as an attractive career choice!  

There is an important increase in the number of Estonians who think that the conditions in Estonia favour setting up a business, while fear of failure has decreased. (by Global Entrepreneurship Monitor study) There is an important increase in the number of Estonians who think that the conditions in Estonia favour setting up a business,…

Social Enterprise Day 2019

Social Enterprise Day 2019

November 21 is Social Enterprise Day. The day is part of Global Entrepreneurship Week and it is a day with focus on social enterprises and their impact in the whole world. On the day a global digital campaign, which has been designed to give social enterprises the chance to tell their stories and show the impact…

SPOKO – Original gift sets for your company to support the social economy in Poland
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SPOKO – Original gift sets for your company to support the social economy in Poland

Original gift sets for your company to support the social economy. https://www.jestesmyspoko.pl/en/ SPOKO is a new project on the social and business market of Pomerania. It was created out of the need to help others and support the activities of non-governmental organizations that engage in the creation of the social economy sector. The gift sets we…