Powerful Communication Tools for Entrepreneurs: Connecting
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Powerful Communication Tools for Entrepreneurs: Connecting

We all know how important connecting is in our everyday life. Especially now, facing COVID-19 challenges, we appreciate every chance to interact with other people.  But what role does connecting play when it comes to entrepreneurship? We recommend you to read this article by Joanne Bond, executive leadership coach, discussing the importance and practice of connecting as a…

Entrepreneurship Training and Mentoring Circle for Women
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Entrepreneurship Training and Mentoring Circle for Women

Entrepreneurship Training and Mentoring Circle for Women (ETMCW) is a concept delivered by European Activism Incubator. It is a year-long innovative, flexible training programme directed to Brussels – based women, who wish to launch a social or environmental impact business, a social enterprise or a non-profit project. The training has been designed to support a diverse group…

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 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 Leaders’ Business Events in Klaipeda Encourage Regional Initiatives
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Social Leaders’ Business Events in Klaipeda Encourage Regional Initiatives

Last week (16 October, 2020), the Lithuanian Social Business Association together with Entrepreneurial Lithuania (Marijampolė and Klaipėda agency “Spiečius”), LAG “Pajūrio kraštas”, Gerinorai.lt and local partners brought together Klaipėda, Marijampolė and Gargždai social business communities and decision makers for joint discussions and individual consultations on social business. opportunities, definition. Examples of good practice were shared,…

Institute of Entrepreneurship Development – Ready to Accelerate Your Social Business
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Institute of Entrepreneurship Development – Ready to Accelerate Your Social Business

Established in 2005, Institute of Entrepreneurship Development (IED) is a fast-growing Center of Excellence in European Entrepreneurship. As a state-of-the-art international organization, iED promotes change for the better, through entrepreneurial and innovative actions and supports every entrepreneurial venture across Europe. With the use of our EU partner network and our experience in diverse EU funded…

Reach for Change to connect social enterprises with IT entrepreneurs by joining Vilnius Tech Park
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Reach for Change to connect social enterprises with IT entrepreneurs by joining Vilnius Tech Park

Reach for Change, an independent global nonprofit organization that originated in Sweden, is furthering its work to unite the business and social sectors by joining Vilnius Tech Park, the biggest startup hub in the region. Reach for Change was originally founded as a partnership between the Swedish social entrepreneur Sara Damber and entrepreneurial investment group…

UPSHIFT, UNICEF’s flagship social innovation programme
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UPSHIFT, UNICEF’s flagship social innovation programme

There are 1.8 billion young people in the world today, nearly 90 per cent of whom live in low- and middle-income countries — the largest cohort ever. Yet globally more than 200 million adolescents are out of school and youth unemployment is 13% globally; 3 times higher than the rate for adults. There are many different reasons…

A Recipe Book for Social Finance – A Practical Guide on Designing and Implementing Initiatives to Develop Social Finance Instruments and Markets
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A Recipe Book for Social Finance – A Practical Guide on Designing and Implementing Initiatives to Develop Social Finance Instruments and Markets

European Commission prepared a guide that is intended to facilitate access to social finance by encouraging investors to provide suitable supply or build capacity for sound demand. While respecting the various organisational models and social missions of social enterprises, we want to see how external social finance can help implement their business models, especially as they…