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Global
OPEN
IMPACT HUBS86
16.000+
MEMBMERS
IMPACT HUBS
IN THE MAKING21
COUNTRIES60+
Austria
NEW START-UPS
AND INITIATIVES
FOUNDED
120
540+
MEMBERS
NEW JOBS
CREATED503
CO-WORKING
& EVENT SPACE
1.200m2
OTHER
FINANCIAL
FIRST
IMPACT
FIRST 70%
7%
23%
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IMPACT STARTUPS ACCELERATED
IN 2015 (175 in 2016)
OF MEMBERS RECORDED DOUBLE-
DIGIT REVENUE GROWTH IN 2015.
75
60 %
OTHER
10%
INTENTIONFORMING
28%
IDEADEVELOPMENT
16%
START-UPINITIATE
28%
UPANDRUNNING
OPERATIONS
16%SCALING
3%
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The Social Impact Award is Europe’s
largest student competition on social
entrepreneurship. It is a year round
program guiding students from intentions
into action by support them in building
social enterprises that find solutions for
the most challenging issues of our time.
Founded in 2009 in Vienna, the Social
Impact Award is currently active in
10 European countries.
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THE SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD CYCLE
From intention to action
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
JURY + PUBLIC
VOTING
SIA EUROPE
SUMMIT
AWARD CEREMONY
INCUBATION OF TOP 10
VENTURES
CONTINUOUS SUPPORT
FOR WINNERS
KICK-OFF & MEET THE
ENTPRENEURS
WORKSHOPS
(FREE OF CHARGE)
#SIAwinners2016
www.socialimpactaward.at
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Youth unemployment, ages 15-24, in 4 SEE countries has a rate above 50%
(World Bank, 2015):
Bosnia &
Herzegovina58%
50%
IMPACT IN THE SEE REGION
Greece54% Macedonia51% 50%Serbia50%
These numbers will not decrease in upcoming years but instead either remain stable or even
increase in CEE as a whole. (International Labour Organization)
=> Social Entrepreneurship as a key driver to tackle youth unemployment
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WHAT IS NEEDED?
In order to unfold this potential of social entrepreneurship as a means to overcome
youth unemployment we need to recognize a multidimensional lack of support.
The most important shortages in the region:
(OECD)
Lack of role models
Lack of resources
Lack of skill
Lack of networks
All tackled by
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MANY COUNTRIES, ONE VISIONLocal teams promoting social entrepreneurship amongst students
Czech Republic
Romania
Slovakia
Greece
Russia
Macedonia
Serbia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Montenegro
2013
2014
2015
2016
2012
Albania
Georgia
Hungary
Kosovo
Slovenia
Sweden
Switzerland
2017
2009 Austria
in all SEE countries2019
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OUR IMPACT – SUPPORTING A MINDSHIFT
submissions this year in 10 countries
(6 of these countries in SEE region)500
people went through 178 workshops in 20164631
cross-sector partnerships (public, private, NGO, academia)120
of teams that submitted successfully launch their business60%
teams awarded with €85.565 seed funding and
continuous support
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LET’S MAKE CEE THE ROLE MODEL REGION
FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION
What do we need?
YOU!
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Matthias Reisinger
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Impact Hub Vienna
matthias.reisinger@impacthub.net
+43 650 842 74 72
http://vienna.impacthub.net
http://socialimpactaward.net/
SIA Europe Summit
Meet all Social Impact Award Winners:
Monday, 24.10. 9:00 -10:30
@Impact Hub Vienna
Thank you &
please get in touch!