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We recommend the latest article “Potential of social economy for a more democratic, just and fair future” by Sara Bombardieri, the expert at Policy & Projects dpt. at @SocialEcoEU    https://eyes-on-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/Eyes-on-Europe-n36_web_compressed.pdf   This publication has been prepared within INDIGISE project. The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of the project coordinator and may not always reflect the…

No Green Deal without a Social Deal
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No Green Deal without a Social Deal

We recommend reading the opinion by Norbert KLUGE (Workers – GR II / Germany) (Reference: INT/903-EESC-2020 presenting reflections on the Green Deal and Social Deal in the EU. You can read it here and find the main arguments below: EESC-2020-01591-00-00-AC-TRA-EN   The EESC considers that : There will be no “Green Deal” without an integrated “Social Deal”. There are several…

the  Social Economy Action Plan (SEAP) is now available in 23 EU official languages
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the Social Economy Action Plan (SEAP) is now available in 23 EU official languages

The European Commission has today presented an Action Plan to help the European social economy thrive, tapping into its economic and job-creation potential, as well as its contribution to a fair and inclusive recovery, and the green and digital transitions. Please see here the document in 23 languages: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52021DC0778&qid=1640075004787 And read below general info on…

EC presented guidelines on Social Economy Action Plan in form of Q&A
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EC presented guidelines on Social Economy Action Plan in form of Q&A

Questions and answers: the Social Economy Action Plan   What is the social economy? There are 2.8 million social economy entities in Europe that employ 13.6 million people and which offer solutions to key challenges in our societies. Social economy organisations are entities which put social and environmental purposes before profit (“people and planet first”)….

The EU Pact for Skills – Skills partnership for the Proximity & Social Economy ecosystem
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The EU Pact for Skills – Skills partnership for the Proximity & Social Economy ecosystem

Today we recommend another great reading and educational material on the social economy – The EU Pact for Skills – Skills partnership for the Proximity & Social Economy ecosystem.   While it has been severely affected by the COVID-19 crisis, the proximity and social economy ecosystem has shown a particular resilience and a great potential to…

YBI launches Green & Social Entrepreneurship Month
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YBI launches Green & Social Entrepreneurship Month

Throughout our global network, we are seeing more and more young entrepreneurs build businesses that deliver profit with purpose. They are the entrepreneurs working to solve some of the greatest environmental and social challenges of our time and will play a vital role in creating a more equitable and sustainable world for us all. It…

BOOK  Social entrepreneurship teaching resources handbook
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BOOK
Social entrepreneurship teaching resources handbook

Social entrepreneurship education has grown dramatically from the first class taught at Harvard University by Dr. Greg Dees in the mid 1990’s and the first European course at the University of Geneva in Switzerland co-taught by Maximilian Martin and Pamela Hartigan from the Schwab Foundation in 2003. This book will be of great help to everyone embarking on path…

PAPER  Innovative Social Entrepreneurship: Development of Youth Social Activity
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Innovative Social Entrepreneurship: Development of Youth Social Activity

The aim of the work is to study the accelerators of social initiatives as a specific social environment and the practice of experimental testing and development of innovative social entrepreneurship of youth. The orientation of the individual towards social entrepreneurship and the development of readiness for it can only partially be explained through the prospects of a future career. In many…

PAPER  Entrepreneurial Literacy and Social Entrepreneurship Intentions among Youth
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Entrepreneurial Literacy and Social Entrepreneurship Intentions among Youth

The youth will be the leaders of the country and the determinants of the continuity of government in the future. Malaysia now has many young entrepreneurs, but not all young entrepreneurs have basic knowledge in entrepreneurship and apply social entrepreneurship theory while running their businesses. The study’s findings show that the level of entrepreneurial literacy and the level of social…

PAPER  Mapping social innovation networks: Knowledge intensive social services as systems builders
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Mapping social innovation networks: Knowledge intensive social services as systems builders

Social innovations are often seen as the product of social entrepreneurs. This paper instead asserts that social innovations are also routinized. This is the result of the appearance of a new type of actors: Knowledge Intensive Social Services (KISS). Like Knowledge Intensive Business Services (KIBS), KISS are consultancy organizations that provide their clients with specific knowledge to assist…