Do you know the OECD tool “SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SELF-ASSESMENT?
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Do you know the OECD tool “SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SELF-ASSESMENT?

The ‘Better Entrepreneurship Policy Tool’ was developed by the OECD (Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities – CFE) and the European Commission (DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion). The project benefitted from constructive comments from two advisory boards and various stakeholder consultations. What is it? The Better Entrepreneurship Policy Tool is a free online…

Social Entrepreneurship through Passion – a Trainers Guide
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Social Entrepreneurship through Passion – a Trainers Guide

Social Entrepreneurship through Passion –  Programme and Trainers Guide – is a new m developed to respond to the needs facing social, economic and learning difficulties. The material is developed developed within the  project of the same name (in short “PASSIONPRENEURS”) and co-funded by The European Commission. The project adresses unemployment and social exclusion of vulnerable…

Building better lives – pack to deliver activities on social enterprise.
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Building better lives – pack to deliver activities on social enterprise.

Students as agents of change The pack contains six principal lesson plans as well as suggestions for activities in the classroom and community. The activities spur students to think about social problems in their localities and further afield and the role that businesses and social enterprises can play in addressing them. As the lessons progress,…

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Policy paper: “Co-designing the Action Plan for the Social Economy: for an economy that works for people and the planet.”

Social Economy Europe is a platform representing the voices of  2.8 million social economy enterprises and organisations in Europe. is pleased to present its policy paper Co-designing the Action Plan for the Social Economy: for an economy that works for people and the planet. This document has been elaborated by SEE in cooperation with its seventeen members -AIM, AMICE,…

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Training modules provided by the Social Innovation Academy

The Academy is the first fully online management training programme focusing exclusively on social innovation. We are co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. What is social innovation? In short, any innovation that is social in its ends or in its means, or simply any working, innovative solution to help address a pressing societal challenge e.g. climate…

EU Study: “Making Socially Responsible Public Procurement Work: 71 Good Practice Cases” #WeBuySocialEU
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EU Study: “Making Socially Responsible Public Procurement Work: 71 Good Practice Cases” #WeBuySocialEU

Socially responsible public procurement (SRPP) is about achieving positive social outcomes in public contracts. Procurement affects a large number of people, whether as users of public services, those involved in production and delivery, or staff of the buying organisation. Beyond those directly affected, SRPP has the potential to influence the broader market on both the…

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European Social Enterprise Monitor (ESEM)

THE HAGUE (Euclid Network) – We are proud to announce the official launch of the inauguralEuropean Social Enterprise Monitor (ESEM) report at the European Commission’s European Social Economy Summit #EUSES, held virtually in Mannheim on 26th May 2021. The Monitor aims to close the current gaps in data, knowledge, awareness and understanding of social enterprise on …

SEDETT Educational Resources for Social Enterprise Development
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SEDETT Educational Resources for Social Enterprise Development

The SEDETT (Social Enterprise Development Education and Training Tools) project was funded by the EU through the ERASMUS+ strategic partnerships programme. It aimed to Produce a capacity self-assessment tool for social enterprise practitioners to use for evaluating their organisational development. Produce learning resources for educators and trainers to use when developing inter-active course materials on…

Social Entrepreneurship Support in Latvia – Assessment in Short
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Social Entrepreneurship Support in Latvia – Assessment in Short

The Ministry of Welfare of the Republic of Latvia has come with the evaluation report on the Social entrepreneurship support system in Latvia (full report available in Latvian), specifically focusing on the assessment of socially responsible entrepreneurs, their impact, and support mechanisms in order to provide viable recommendations for improvement of legal framework addressing social…