Enabling the Flourishing and Evolution of Social Entrepreneurship for Innovative and Inclusive Societies

Social entrepreneurship is increasingly attracting the interest of both academia and practice, as social enterprises (SEs) are seen as having a positive impact on human and economic development of society. In November 2013, a consortium of 11 organisations1 started an thsree-year EFESEIIS research project covering 10 countries: Albania, Austria, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Serbia, Scotland and The Netherlands. The research project had four main objectives: to identify the features of an enabling eco-system for social entrepreneurship, to identify the “new generation” of social entrepreneurs, to build an evolutionary theory of social entrepreneurship and to provide effective policy recommendations to stakeholders.

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