Here you can find policy guidance notes and case studies about key policy issues related to inclusive and social entrepreneurship (only available in English). You can use the filters and/or a keyword search to narrow down your results.
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ENTRUM is a youth entrepreneurship training programme that was developed by Estonia’s biggest energy corporation (Eesti Energia) in 2010 as part of its long-term...
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The Ester Foundation provides training to unemployed immigrant women entrepreneurs in the early stages of their projects. The programme is funded by the city of...
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Femmes Business Angel (FBA) is the largest women business angels network in Europe, and the only one in France. It was created in 2003 by a small group of women, with...
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FASE is a financial intermediary providing hybrid financing to social enterprises. It uses a highly tailored, “deal-by-deal” approach in order to design innovative...
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The initiative Fonds de garantie à l’initiative des femmes (FGIF) (‘Guarantee funds for the creation, take-over or development of companies initiated by women’) is part...
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Going for Growth started out as an entirely publicly funded scheme. It now receives over two thirds of its funding support from the private sector, excluding the...
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Overview: how can access to finance by social enterprises be supported?
This policy guidance note describes different approaches and instruments to support access to finance...
Guidance note
Overview: what is meant by access to markets?
This policy guidance note describes different approaches and policy levers to support access to public and private markets by...
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This note describes the steps that policy makers can take to ensure that the regulatory environment does not create unnecessary challenges or disincentives for...
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This note describes the steps that policy makers can take to ensure that the regulatory environment does not create unnecessary challenges or disincentives for...