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Peer Learning on Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise Support

Project description

A twinning methodology for social entrepreneurship and business support

Traditionally, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the EU have struggled to innovate and to capitalise on the innovation potential that exists. In this context, the EU-funded SocEn project will improve and increase the innovation support actions, activities and services available for entrepreneurs and SMEs through different entities supporting the creation and management of innovative companies. The project will use the Twinning Advance methodology to identify and share good practices in entrepreneurship and business development within the social impact framework. Moreover, it will identify implementation options, provide guidelines and alternatives, and formulate recommendations for innovation support service agencies. The results will be documented in a Design Options Paper.

Objective

The objective of the project is to improve and enhance the innovation support actions, activities and services addressed to Entrepreneurs and SMEs, by the different entities which aim is creation and support of innovative companies.
During 12 months and through the use of Twinning Advance Methodology, the partners seek identify and share best practices based on its experience in entrepreneurship and business development within the social impact framework.
The result will be documented in a Design Option Paper (DOP), which will identify and document implementation options, guidelines and implementation alternatives that we have experienced and would recommend to other innovation support service agencies.

Call for proposal

H2020-INNOSUP-2016-2017

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Sub call

H2020-INNOSUP-05-2016-2017

Coordinator

INSTITUTO ARAGONES DE FOMENTO
Net EU contribution
€ 50 000,00
Address
CALLE TC VALENZUELA 9
50004 Zaragoza
Spain

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Region
Noreste Aragón Zaragoza
Activity type
Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
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Total cost
€ 50 000,00

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