Tools for Social Business in Rural Regions

1. Tools for Social Business in Rural Regions
István Tamás Szenttamási - IFKA
DELFIN-CE RESPONSIBLE – DISSEMINATION CONFERENCE
23.3.2022

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PROJECTS’ APPROACH
Challenges of rural regions Social entrepreneurship
Status of social
entrepreneurship in
rural regions
Challenges of social
entrepreneurship
Social enterprise
ecosystem
Tools for developing
social enterprises
Civil
Financial
Business
Academic
Promotion of rural social
enterprises

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May
2021
Oct
2021
Mar
2022
PROMOTING SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
IN RURAL REGIONS
Toolbox providing public institutions and financing
institutions with practical information on how to support SE
Pilot Actions directly supporting social enterprises in rural
regions and fostering the development of the local
ecosystems
Seminars improving the capacities of municipalities and
financial institutions
Transnational strategy and four regional actions plans for
promotion of social entrepreneurship in rural regions

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HOW TO PROMOTE SOCIAL
ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN MY REGION?
www.support4SE.eu
https://delfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/support4
SE/overview

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TOOLBOX STRUCTURE
Business support structures (13 tools)
Evaluation (3 tools)
Financing schemes (11 tools)
Loans (3)
Monitoring (2)
Impact
Measurement (1)
Networking (5)
Training / Coaching
(3)
Grants (6)
Hybrid Instruments
(2)
Spaces and
Infrastructures (3)
Acceleration/
Incubation (5)
Scouting and market
analysis (1)
Advisory (5)
Education (6)

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BSS – EDUCATION TOOL
Advisory and consulting, cooperation with social enterprises
 Owner of the tool: University of Debrecen
 Social enterprise development course integrated in the curricula
 Project-based, cooperative and practical learning tool
 Social enterprises – Universiti students cooperate
 Joint elaboration of solutions for financial, managerial,
marketing etc. problems)
 Continuous control and mentoring by University professor(s)
 DelFin Regional AP for Hungary: promotion of the tool
 More information

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EVALUATION – MONITORING TOOL
Map of social innovation and social enterprises
 Owner of the tool: Competence Centre Social Innovation
Saxony-Anhalt
 Interactive online platform
 Name, field of activity, legal form, address of headquarters
 Visualising social innovation initiatives, social enterprises and
their support structures: providing visibility to the sector
 Supports local networking, exploitation of synergies, inspiration
and motivation
 Existing platform (kartevonmorgen.org) is used: increased
visibility
 More information

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CONTACT US
István Tamás Szenttamási
IFKA Public Benefit Non-Profit Ltd. for the
Development of Industry
Szenttamasi.tamas@ifka.hu
+36 30 9948 065
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