Gender and self-employment: the role of mini-companies
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Gender and self-employment: the role of mini-companies

The aim of this publication was to evaluate to what degree participation in mini-companies impact young women and men with regard to the perceived desirability and perceived feasibility of self-employment. The Junior Achievement  Company Programme (CP) is the largest mini-company scheme in European secondary school. The paper is based on a survey conducted in Norway with 1,160 students in upper…

Boosting Social Enterprise Development – Good Practice Compendium
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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, and support structures, to education and skills. Social enterprises can only meet their full potential if an enabling environment is in place to allow…

The Polish Model of a Social Economy with the Financial aspects and Profits at Background – from the General Theory to Practice
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The Polish Model of a Social Economy with the Financial aspects and Profits at Background – from the General Theory to Practice

Within the InDigiSE Erasmus+ project we aim to bring youth the best knowledge and expertise on how to establish and run a successful youth social enterprise. One of the articles we recommend is was published in “Financial Internet Quarterly”,  Volume 15: Issue 3, “The Polish Model of a Social Economy with the Financial aspects and Profits…

Is Crowdfunding an Appropriate Financial Model for Social Entrepreneurship ?
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Is Crowdfunding an Appropriate Financial Model for Social Entrepreneurship ?

Within the InDigiSE Erasmus+ project we aim to bring youth the best knowledge and expertise on how to establish and run a successful youth social enterprise. One of the popular trends nowadays is the use of crowdfunding tools in your social business. Thus we recommend reading the academic article by Tiziana Priede Bergamini1*, Cristina López-Cózar Navarro2 and…

The Case for Letting Business Solve Social Problems Michael Porter
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The Case for Letting Business Solve Social Problems
Michael Porter

Why societies turn to nonprofits, NGOs and governments to solve their biggest problems? World known economist, Michael Porter admits he’s biased, as a Harvard Business School professor, but he wants people to hear his case for letting business try to solve massive problems like climate change and access to water. Why? Because when business solves a…

Creative Social Enterprise Business Model Ideas: 10 Ways to Address Affordability
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Creative Social Enterprise Business Model Ideas: 10 Ways to Address Affordability

We frequently hear the question: “What if the people who need and use my products or services can’t pay?” If you think that the customers who will most benefit from your social enterprise’s services may not be able to afford them, it can feel like an insurmountable hurdle. While it’s true that some customers have…

Social Entrepreneurship: How to Become a Changemaker Through Business
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Social Entrepreneurship: How to Become a Changemaker Through Business

Some people start businesses to improve the quality of their life. Others seek to work for themselves. And some see an opportunity in the market they can’t resist. But sometimes the desire to use business as a means of creating positive change ignites the entrepreneurial spirit in you. This is called “social entrepreneurship,” and it’s…

The Study on Social Business Opportunities in Lithuania – Full Version Available
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The Study on Social Business Opportunities in Lithuania – Full Version Available

The Study on Social Business opportunities in Lithuania (prepared on 2019), analyzing the social business situation, tendencies and opportunities in Lithuania, evaluates: the legal basis of social business (forming the concept of social business entities, attribution criteria, forms, models and conditions of social business); social business environment – conditions / measures (creating opportunities for social…

Social Innovation Academy E-learning Tool
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Social Innovation Academy E-learning Tool

Social Innovation Academy E-learning is a freely available tool to gain theoretical and practical insights on what social innovation is really about. Complemented with tons of examples on social innovation initiatives and activities of social enterprises, learning material supports readers in reflecting on their own social innovation ideas. After a short introduction on social innovation, various learning modules are presented to…

Read the latest EU study “New technologies and digitisation: opportunities and challenges for the social economy and social enterprises”
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Read the latest EU study “New technologies and digitisation: opportunities and challenges for the social economy and social enterprises”

This study aims to benchmark diffuse initiatives and policies at EU level as well as national level to promote successful approaches using digital technologies in social economy and social enterprises. It will do so to reinforce their e-skills and the uptake of new technologies in their entrepreneurial strategy discuss the opportunities and challenges they face…