Financial Ecosystem for the promotion of Social Entrepreneurship in rural regions

1. Financial Ecosystem for the promotion of Social
Entrepreneurship in rural regions
Dana Günther| Development Bank of Saxony-Anhalt
SUPPORTING THE ECONOMY OF POSITIVE CHANGE

2. TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 2
JOINT TRANSNATIONAL STRATEGY
Vision
 Create a common view on social entrepreneurship in the partner
regions and beyond
 Form a guiding framework to improve financial ecosystems in
rural regions
 Build on the Regional Action Plans (Bottom-up approach)
 Operationalize European Commission´s Social Economy Action
Plan (2021)
Strategy
• Mainstreaming of DelFin outputs/experiences/lessons learned
• Addressing future Interreg projects, but also policy makers
• Experts feedback gathered

3. TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 3
CAPACITY BUILDING - OUTPUTS
8 Capacity Buildings implemented
Involving over 140 participants
Competences trained
o Rising awareness and sensitization on Social Entrepreneurship and
its characteristics and needs
o Recognize social enterprise within an ecosystem
o Foster support enabling structures of an ecosystem
o Knowledge on programs and tools to support social enterprises
(DelFin toolbox)
o Need to gather public and private funds

4. TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 4
CAPACITY BUILDINGS - LESSONS LEARNED
Target Group
• Public Authorities
• Local Action Groups
• Social Enterprises
Implementing Capacity Buildings
• Specific topics
• Experienced speakers/trainers
• Breakout sessions
• Time frame

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REGIONAL ACTION PLANS
4 Regional Action Plans with specific actions and activities in
the partner regions
Improving 3 main pillars
• Business Support Structures
• Maintain and extent the DelFin-Toolbox (DE,HU,IT)
• Develop business incubators and co-working spaces (HR)
• Accessible Financing Instruments
• Promoting Social Banking Program (HU)
• Launching calls for financing social entrepreneurial projects
(HR)
• Awareness and Capacity Building
• E.g. Central Coordination Office for Social Entrepreneurship
(DE)

6. TAKING COOPERATION FORWARD 6
Dana Günther
Investitionsbank Sachsen-Anhalt
DelFin
+49 391 589 1788
dana.guenther@ib-lsa.de
http://www.interreg-central.eu/DelFin
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