Projects behind SI LIVE

1. Building a European Network of
Incubators for Social Innovation

2. BENISI Objectives
> Building a European Network of Incubators for Social Innovation
1. Increase the innovation capabilities of social innovators
2. Support small and locally successful social innovations to be
realised across Europe – Scaling up of 300 SI
3. Provide new evidence of the role of incubators networks in
accelerating and scaling up social innovations,
4. Test social incubation processes and show what works and
how across Europe

3. Partners
•Network of networks with 13 consortium partners [7 countries]
 i-propeller : Lead – Consultancy social innovation
 Impact Hub network : Incubation centres - 6 locations, 5 geo-clusters
 EURADA : European Regional Authorities Development Agency
 DIESIS : European Research and Development Service for Social
Economy
 Pefondes : European Network of the Foundations for Social Economy
 Cariplo Foundation : Private foundation from Italy
 Oksigen Lab : Research & incubation Social business
• : Social Innovation Accelerators Network

4. BUSINESS
COACHING
NETWORK
RESOURCES
FINANCIAL
RESOURCES
LEGAL
RESOURCES
BRANCHING
CAPACITY BUILDING
DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE
AFFILIATION
Structure
SOCIAL
INNOVATIONS Scaling
societal
impact
across
Europe
SOCIAL
INNOVATIONS
SOCIAL
INNOVATIONS
SOCIAL
INNOVATIONS
& BENISI
Consortium

5. Status
BENISI 36 month project – Start May 2013
Mid-term :
- 231 social innovations documented
- 199 social innovations in scaling trajectory
- 104 events hosted and reached 4329 people
- 40 SIAN members
- 5 SIAN Award finalists :

6. Key findings
• Social innovators top needed resources : access to networks & connecting
to peers
• Strong need for a network and mechanism to enable partnerships and
peer-to-peer support
• Need for more EU-level scaling support, to broaden the lens of opportunity
for scaling beyond local markets
• > 90% of the social innovators view partnering with others as a means
of scaling their social enterprises
• Strong collaboration needed between local incubators to scale SI to other
regions
• Large opportunity to support dissemination of knowledge, particularly
from the public sector and informal innovations.

7. Key findings
• Social innovators top needed resources : access to networks & connecting
to peers
• Strong need for a network and mechanism to enable partnerships and
peer-to-peer support
• Need for more EU-level scaling support, to broaden the lens of opportunity
for scaling beyond local markets
• > 90% of the social innovators view partnering with others as a means
of scaling their social enterprises
• Strong collaboration needed between local incubators to scale SI to other
regions
• Large opportunity to support dissemination of knowledge, particularly
from the public sector and informal innovations.