As part of EUNIC’s program “Think Social. Act Business”, policy influencers and social organisations, researchers from across Europe will come together in Athens for a one day policy dialogue and parallel workshops to share and learn from experiences in the Social Enterprise sector in the region. The project builds on the special focus of the European Commission on Social Economy Development, and responds to an evidenced need for 1) increased opportunities for sharing expertise and 2) a need to develop the support structures that allow social enterprises to flourish and 3) the opportunity for transnational capacity building of the social entrepreneurship ecosystem. The conference is supported by the Austrian Embassy in Athens, the British Council, Goethe Institute, Italian Cultural Institute, Instituto Cervantes, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, the Polish Embassy in Athens, the Anna Lindh Foundation, 180°, Municipality of Athens and Athens Development and Destination Management Agency and John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation.

1. Insights & Trends

2. Do you know about Law 4019/2011
and the National Strategy for the
Development of Social Economy?
Text
Yes.
80 %
No.
15 %
NA
5%

3. Have you formed a
Social Cooperative Enterprise?
40 %
No
60 %
Yes.

4. 12% Food
12% Integration of
vulnerable groups
8% Health
12% Poverty
alleviation
12%
Education
5% Citizen
Groups
6% Renewable
Energy - Green
9% Solidarity
Networks,Exchang
e Networks
12% Mental
Health

5. CHALLENGES
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•
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•
Lack of information
Scarcity of resources
Bureaucratic issues
Financial tools

6. DEMAND FOR
• Development of financial scheme
• Stable tax regulation
• Educational framework

7. Thank you! :)
Konstantina Zoehrer
Social Impact Designer