Maribor

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The meaning of Social Entrepreneurship for
congruent regional development

• Entrepreneurship in EU and possibility for
  introducing the modern Social Economy in Slovenia
• Davide Branco
• Director of International Studies
• GEA College of Entrepreneurship, Slovenia
• Regional Adviser of Irecoop Veneto ADEST

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Social Economy Democracy

• The Level of Democracy is directly related to
  the level of active integration and contribution
  of all People without any entry barriers in terms
  of race, gender, ability, age, colour It is a
  matter of the choice of being ranked between the
  Modern Advanced EU Economies socially sustainable
  or remaing Old Wild Unequal Economies Eu is
  at first an Europe of Regions, Cultures and
  People, and after an Europe of Capitals
• A note of the Author

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Bill Drayton, Ashoka

• Social Entrepreneurs are not content just to
  give a fish, or teach how to fish.
• They will not rest until they have revolutionized
  the fishing industry

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Social Economy

• The third system of the 3 systems of the Economy,
  (1st private profit oriented, 2nd public
  service, institutions, planned), which comprises
• Social enterprises (fair trade companies,
  mutuals, social businesses,)
• Voluntary organisations (charities, voluntary
  organisations,..)
• Family economy (diaspora,)
• Community economy (social firms, community
  enterprises, time banks,..)
• Self-help economy (clubs, family, grey economy,..)

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Social entrepreneurship

• Tens of definitions each definition (or group of
  similar definition) is the result of the specific
  (similar) characteristics of each
  Region/Macroregion, that is why we have to talk
  about regionalism
• Ethnical
• Cultural
• Geographical
• Political
• Governmental
• Economical
• Historical
• Level of Democratic and Maturity
• Resources
• Religion
• ..

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Social Entrepreneurship

• Three main group of definition(s)
• A Cost-Cutting SE as initiatives of non-profit
  organizations to face cost-cutting (eg.from the
  State or PA)
• B Social-Oriented SE as initiatives of
  indipendent (social) entrepreneurs to reduce
  social problems
• C Social-Responsible SE as the socially
  responsible behaviour in commercial activities
  (related to CSR concept, eg. SA8000)

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Social Entrepreneusrhip

• A modern EU mirror definition, in the light of
  the concept of modern sustainable development
• SE stays at sustainable development as CSR stays
  at it in other words, EU defined (2002) CSR as
  the business contribution to sustainable
  development, the 2nd pillar of sustainable
  development (1st Govs, NGOs, Funds, Inter,
  Org.,), and, as a mirror, SE (the 3rd pillar)
  as the contribution of individual entrepreneurs
  (who became social or ethical entrepreneurs) to
  sustainable development

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Social Entrepreneurship CSR

• They are separate pillar of a common system,
  both classic economy or modern sustainable
  development one.
• CSR (many definitions, but an attempt of group
  those)a concept where companies, who generate
  and redistribute profits, integrate social and
  environmental concerns in their business
  operations and in their interaction with their
  stakeholders on a voluntary basis. Being socially
  responsible means not only fulfilling legal
  expectations, but also going beyond compliance
  and investing more into human capital, the
  environment and relation with stakeholders (eg.
  SA8000)
• (Definition by European Commission Green Paper of
  2001)

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EU Social Economy

• We can draw an horizontal line between EU
  Countries who support
• The Hardware the adaptation of the private
  phisical infrastructures and support structures
  to facilitate training and active social
  inclusion
• (saxony and anglosaxony roots-middle to
  northern EU Regions)
• The Software the private social suppliers trough
  fiscal, detaxation, legal, labour, pubblic calls
  priority leverages
• (latin roots-middle to southern EU Regions)

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And..

• A vertical line, fast moving toward West, between
  EU Countries
• Open The concept of Modern Social Economy is
  mature, spread, accepted and understood (Western
  Europe)
• Close The concept of Social Economy is not
  mature, unspread, unaccepted, misunderstood and
  still confused with previuos social assistance
  centralized system (Eastern Europe)

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EU data..

• Eurostat
• http//europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/entrepreneusr
  hip
• Social Economy Unit (europa.int)
• www.esc.eu.int
• European Commision Green Papers

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Social Economy Co

• www.yahoo.com
• www.google.com
• www.socialentrepreneurship.com
• www.ashoka.org
• www.unido.org (UN global compact)
• www.undp.org (Millenium Development Goals)
• .
• Searching Key Words social economy, social
  Entrepreneurship, sustainable developmentand
  more..

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A personal impression(working all over Countries
closed)

• Where are the different ability people?
• Who takes care of them?
• What about social enterprises)
• Are all people perfect in health?
• What about the cost of welfare?
• What about social inclusion?
• What about social groups (woman, young, older
  workers,..)?

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Slovenia Is it a Modern Economy socially
sustainable?

• A political correct answer 100 YES
• A real answer 80 YES ?
• A set fo dynamic tools and efficiency stimulating
  policies shoud be introduced and/or revised the
  aim of the next Parts is comparing Best Practices
  and proposing Best Policies

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Thanks