The EU’s social enterprise policy!

Definition of social enterprise (PSCI regulation)
primary goal is social impact
produces goods & services in the market
entrepreneurial & innovative
uses surplus mainly to achieve social goals
managed accountably & transparently
involves workers, customers & stakeholders


Access to finance
streamlining the 
creating a framework for social investment funds
spreading microfinance - also EIB €50m fund
Visibility
mapping of social enterprises
database of labels (BFSE did this)
mutual learning among Member States = BFSE!
online platform
promote ERASMUS etc.
Regulatory environment 
legal statutes: simpify co-op, create foundation, study mutual
public procurement: more weight on quality, less on price
state aid: simplify
Multi-stakeholder consultative group

total budget increase to €84bn
>20% in each MS must be for social inclusion & combating poverty
 = 6 of the 18 investment priorities:
 active inclusion
 integration of marginalised communities
 combating discrimination
 enhancing access to services

 community-led local development
test innovative solutions by scaling up (social franchising?)
simplification of small grants

ESF 2014-2020
Progress: €575m
focus on social innovation & experimentation (min. €98m)
EURES: 
€144mfrom portal to matching tool
Microfinance & social entrepreneurship: €191m
MFI capacity building (€9m) as well as finance (€87m)
€95.5m for social enterprises
target to support 900 social enterprises with €270m (3 x rotation)
intermediary bodies: public/private, local/regional/national

Programme for Social Change & Innovation
Initiative
Toby Johnson, AEIDL, Brussels
Not forgetting...
Prague,      9 November 2011
http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/social_business/index_en.htm
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At last... after...
the Social Economy Unit in DG XXIII
3rd System and Employment
EQUAL
Social Innovation Europe
social experimentation pilots
We have:
Social Business
Structural Funds
 promoting social economy & social enterprises