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Social entrepreneurship in the Republic of Moldova

Social entrepreneurship have seen an accelerated development at the international level and in several European Union states, but it is a relatively new concept for the Republic of Moldova and has been insufficiently exploited. Although there are some successful experiences, they were mostly initiated and developed exclusively through the contribution of external donors. In most cases, the commercial companies concerned were created by public associations. Here are some conclusions of the Analysis Report on the challenges in the development of social entrepreneurship (prepared by Angela Achiței, president of ADV Romania): - There is a very low level of social entrepreneurship culture in the Republic of Moldova. There is an interest in increasing this indicator from the perspective of NGOs / Social Enterprises and the academic environment. - Moldova has taken important steps in developing a legislative framework and an operating regulation of the National Social Entrepreneurship Commission, as well as the intention to have a public strategy and the allocation of funds for the development of start-ups in the field. - There are no statistical data on the financial market. On the other hand, the immaturity of the social entrepreneurship sector and the high risks to which social businesses are subject, do not make it attractive for investors. - Although social enterprises have theoretical access to the market (they are not prohibited from marketing products and services), they are not present in the market, nor do they benefit from support measures or technology to overcome this barrier. - The small number of social enterprises developed in the Republic of Moldova, did not help them to be visible in the market and to educate in what is necessary to respond. For detailed information, download the documents available below.

  • Regulatory analysis: social entrepreneurship in the Republic of Moldova: findings and recommendations

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  • Analysis report - Regulatory framework on social entrepreneurship in the Republic of Moldova: Findings and recommendations (RO)

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  • Social Entrepreneurship in Republic of Moldova - Needs Assessment (Romanian version)

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Social entrepreneurship in Romania

In this section you can download reports, studies and research relevant to the social economy sector in Romania. In 2021 we launched the first edition of the Social Economy Barometer - a research report on the social economy sector, which contains statistics from the sector and presents the social and economic impact that social enterprises have. Annually, we will collect information from the sector and in the month of each year we will launch a new edition of the Barometer.

  • Research: Factors that influence the intention of social entrepreneurship in Romania

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  • Country report: The ecosystem of social enterprises in Romania

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  • Social economy in Romania - country report, 2021

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  • Barometrul Achizițiilor Publice Responsabile Social, România, 2021

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  • Barometer of the Social Economy in Romania, 2021

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  • Socially Responsible Public Procurement Barometer in Romania, 2021

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  • The Barometer of Access to Financing of Social Economy Enterprises from Romania, 2021

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  • Barometrul Economiei Sociale în România 2022

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  • Social Economy Barometer in Romania 2022

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Social entrepreneurship in Ukraine

To date, there are no statistics that could describe this phenomenon on a national scale. The Catalogue of social enterprises 2016-2017 has documented 150 social enterprises in Ukraine. It was published within the project “Social Business in Ukraine”, implemented by the Ukrainian NGO "Youth Center for Social Transformation Problems" SOCIUM-XXI". From 2008 to 2017, 112 social enterprises were established, of which 66 were registered in 2015-2016, 78 social enterprises had up to 5 people, 26 had between 6 and 10 people, in 15 there were between 11 and 20 officially employed. Insights from the research carried out by the expert team of "Egalite International" within the framework of the implementation of the legal component of the project "EU4Youth: Unlocking the Potential of Young Social Entrepreneurs in Moldova and Ukraine", financed by the European Union: - There are currently about 1,000 enterprises in Ukraine that can be classified as social enterprises. - The geographical distribution of social enterprises covers the whole of Ukraine. - The largest number of social enterprises are located in the city of Kyiv (20%), Lviv (10%), Poltava (6%), Donetsk (6%), Kyiv (5%), Zaporizhia (5%) and Kharkiv (4%) regions. - The least social enterprises are registered in the Volyn region. - Organisational and legal forms of social enterprises - : natural person entrepreneurs (PE) 26%, private enterprises 16% and public organisations 14%. Social entrepreneurs also register their activity in the form of 13% of limited liability companies and 10% of agricultural cooperatives and other forms. - The vast majority of declared missions of social enterprises relate to social activities in the sphere of the social and economic integration of persons from socially vulnerable groups. - The majority of employees at social enterprises are young people (69%) and women (54%). The vast majority of enterprises employ persons from socially vulnerable categories of the population. - On average, one social enterprise employs 12 people, excluding volunteers. Therefore, these enterprises provide jobs for about 12 thousand people. - Only the Ukrainian Society of the Deaf (UTOG) includes 22 regional and 103 territorial organisations UTOG, which generally unites almost 42.000 members. - Most social enterprises are engaged in the employment of socially vulnerable groups of the population, generating finance for social activities and the reinvestment in their activities. - Social enterprises employ an average of 2% of such persons per year (persons with disabilities, internally displaced persons and ATO veterans). - Sources of financing: about 75% of funding for social enterprises are own funds, 15% of the funds of social enterprises are made up of grants and sponsorship contributions. This trend shows a tendency towards the European system of social entrepreneurship and is quite effective. - Financial results of social enterprises: only 31% of social enterprises officially publish their reports on financial results, arguing for lack of profit, commercial secrecy, etc. Thus, the average amount of profit received by one social enterprise in 2019 was 40,179 UAH. - The largest support to social business in Ukraine comes from non-governmental non-profit organisations (92%), which involve entrepreneurs in social projects, provide free training, information and consulting assistance. - Local government support for social business is mainly provided through programs to support medium and small businesses. Leaders among regions in this regard are Lviv and Vinnytsia regions. - At the state level, social business support is also provided within the framework of small and medium. - As a future partner in the promotion of social entrepreneurship, 37% of social entrepreneurs consider representatives of other traditional businesses, 34% traditionally see the main role of the non-governmental sector here, and 17% would like to see central government authorities as leading partners. 6% of social entrepreneurs see local authorities and donors as their partners in this matter. For detailed data and full insights download the below reports.

  • Legal report_EUnlocking_Social Entrepreneurship in Ukraine

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  • Економіко-правовий аналіз соціального підприємництва в Україні

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Antreprenoriatul social și sectorul economiei sociale în Uniunea Europeană

Studii, rapoarte, analize și documente strategice pentru dezvoltarea sectorului de economie socială în țările Uniunii Europene WORK INTEGRATION SOCIAL ENTERPRISES OBSERVATORY: https://riseromania.ro/en/wise-observatory

  • Social enterprise in Europe: Recent trends and developments

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  • Policy brief on: The social economy and support to social enterprises in the European Union

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  • The Future of EU policies for the Social Economy

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  • The Future of EU policies for the Social Economy

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  • European Parliament Briefing: What future for the social economy?

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  • European Commission’s Social Business Initiative (SBI)

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  • ENSIE: Catalog de bune practici în 2020

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  • Social Enterprise Laws In Europe After the 2011 “Social Business Initiative”

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  • The role of the social economy in job creation and in the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights

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  • CECOP PROPOSALS FOR THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL ECONOMY ACTION PLAN

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  • Activity report of the “Social Economy Category”: 2015-2020

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