WEBSITES ON IMPACT MEASUREMENT
www.proveandimprove.org/
www.thesroinetwork.org/
www.sroi-uk.org
EUROPEAN SOCIAL BUSINESS LINKS:
European social business links
http://www.globalgoodfund.org/?gclid=CKbhmq7Cz9ICFUgo0wodrokAMw Promotes social entrepreneurs and enterprises globally
http://www.socialenterpriseeurope.co.uk
Co-operative network of social enterprise advocates across four continents
http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=2149
Comparative report of social enterprises across Europe
https://esela.eu/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/legal_mapping_publication_051015_web.pdf
European Social Enterprise Law Association supporting the growth of social enterprises.
The Guardian article …. social enterprise is at the core of European economic Strategy
The Guardian article … social enterprise in 2020
http://www.oecd.org/cfe/leed/social-entrepreneurship-oecd-ec.htm
OECD European commission project – Social Enterprise in Europe
Social and sustainable innovation in Europe (Social Innovation Trends)
http://thestoryexchange.org/good-on-the-ground/?gclid=CLzFv_LDz9ICFYg_GwodQPwA2w
An organisation supporting women as social entrepreneurs
http://socialbiz.eu/european-examples/
Examples of European Social Enterprises (Social Enterprising Europe)
http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/social-economy/enterprises_en
EU overview of social enterprise (Social Economy in the EU) – supporting entrepreneurship and social enterprises in the EU.
Youth-led social enterprise supporting young people
Link to Action Plan for social enterprise in Europe.
Belgian social entrepreneurs network
http://europetomorrow.org/social-innovation-uk/
Social innovation in UK
USEFUL IN UK
Body for social enterprise:
www.socialenterprise.org.uk UK
Scottish social enterprise organisation
www.socialenterprisecotland.org.uk
Social enterprise accreditation authority
www.socialenterprisemark.org.uk
UK National Agency
www.britishcouncil.org
Crowdfunding platform
www.startsomegood.com
Advice for social enterprise
www.thirdsector.co.uk/social-enterprise
Social enterprise network
www.sentogether.net
Social enterprise learning programmes
https://www.futurelearn.com
International network for social enterprise
www.gsen_global/
Non-profit media organisation
www.thestoryexchange.org/goodontheground
Global social enterprise
www.globalgoodfund.org
Investment for social enterprise
https://www.clearlyso.com
Alternative investment
https://www.investshift.com/list-of-social-enterprises
Promoting the social market
www.socialsaturday.org.uk
SBSP based in Manchester
https://www.gmcvo.org.uk
Social business North West England
www.senw.org.uk/about-senw/partners
Manchester third sector network
https://manchestercommunitycentral.org
Social business dedicated to training
www.jericho.org.uk
USEFUL IN CYPRUS
One stop shop & point of single contact (psc)
http://www.businessincyprus.gov.cy/mcit/psc/psc.nsf/index_en/index_en?opendocument
Registrar of companies and official receiver
http://www.mcit.gov.cy/mcit/drcor/drcor.nsf/index_en/index_en
Funding programmes
http://www.fundingprogrammesportal.gov.cy/easyconsole.cfm/page/prog/prog_id/2979/lang/en
Department of Labour – Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance.
http://www.mlsi.gov.cy/mlsi/dl/dl.nsf/dmlprofessions_en/dmlprofessions_en?OpenDocument
USEFUL IN GERMANY
Job platforms:
The Changer www.Thechanger.com
Talents4good http://www.talents4good.org
Good impact http://goodimpact.org/jobs
Business support:
The Changer www.Thechanger.com
Betterplace Lab http://www.betterplace-lab.org/
Facilitators of learning and exchange platforms for social enterprises, networks, associations, incubators:
Ashoka http://germany.ashoka.org
Impact Hub www.impacthub.net
Social Impact http://socialimpact.eu
Institutions, civil society initiatives or other social enterprises promoting social entrepreneurship education and training, and presenting role models:
Social Entrepreneurship Akademie http://www.seakademie.de
Tbd* (collecting events from different providers) https://www.tbd.community/de/events
Good impact (collecting events from different providers) http://goodimpact.org/events
Key providers of finance:
Crowdfunding platform Betterplace www.betterplace.de
Crowdfunding platform Startnetxt www.startnext.de
For more information on Funding see http://onlineincubator.eu/english-online-incubator/funding-and-financing-for-social-businesses/de/
USEFUL IN TURKEY
1-http://www.sosyalgirisim.org/
2-http://www.tusev.org.tr/tr
3-http://www.sogla.org/
4-http://ashokaturkiye.org/tr/anasayfa
5-http://www.sosyalinovasyonmerkezi.com.tr/
6-http://misface.com/
7-http://www.galatabusinessangels.com/
8-https://kusif.ku.edu.tr/tr
9-http://impacthubist.net/?lang=tr
USEFUL IN LITHUANIA
USEFUL IN LITHUANIA
A map of social enterprises and their eco-systems in Europe: Country Report: Lithuania. European Commission, 2014: http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=12994&langId=en
Comparative Analysis of the Regulatory Framework for Social Enterprises. European Center for Not‐for‐Profit Law, 2015: http://ecnl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ECNL-Comparative-analysis-on-regulation-of-SE-Eng-2015.pdf
Social Enterprise in Europe Developing Legal Systems which Support Social Enterprise Growth. European Social Enterprise Law Association, 2015: https://esela.eu/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/legal_mapping_publication_051015_web.pdf
REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA LAW ON SOCIAL ENTERPRISES, 1 June 2004 No IX-2251:m https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/rs/legalact/TAD/TAIS.312453/format/MSO2003_DOC
Official site of Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania. All actual information about strategical and legal documents for development of Social business: http://ukmin.lrv.lt/lt/veiklos-sritys/verslo-aplinka/smulkiojo-ir-vidutinio-verslo-politika/socialinis-verslas
The site for all interested in social business and its environment in Lithuania. Learn more about the social business environment in Lithuania: http://www.socialinisverslas.lt/
Enterprise Lithuania is a non-profit agency under Ministry of Economy established to promote entrepreneurship, support business development and foster export. The team at Enterprise Lithuania is a reliable adviser and assistant for start, growth and export of national businesses with focus on SME’s: https://www.verslilietuva.lt/
Guide of social business – tutorial how to start and develop social enterprise: https://ukmin.lrv.lt/uploads/ukmin/documents/files/SVV/Socialinio%20verslo%20gidas_2016(05-25).pdf
To ensure the growth of the scale of services provided by INVEGA through the application of innovative and effective financing models and instruments designed to provide financial and other services to businesses. INVEGA manages financial instruments designed to help with starting up or expanding a small or medium-sized business, i.e. soft loans, loan guarantees, interest rate subsidies, and support for the first job: http://invega.lt/lt/