scholarly journals CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-61
Author(s):  
Mariela Bogdanova
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Solidarity Economy ◽  
Social Vision ◽  
The Social ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

The current topic focuses on the new social vision and challenges after the adoption of legislation on the social and solidarity economy in Bulgaria, as well as on the opportunities for access to financing and institutional support for social enterprises. The progress made is seen in a broader perspective, including not only statistics on the number of social enterprises self-identified, but also proven social added value and entered in the Register of social enterprises. Tracking the challenges is in the context of the process and the employment and human resources options and the provision of a supportive environment for the sustainable development of social enterprises. Although 2019 has emerged as a strong startup community, we still don’t have startups for social entrepreneurship. This, of course, does not mean that Bulgaria lacks successful models of social enterprises that provide employment for persons from different vulnerable groups and answer questions related to the social impact and benefits of applying the principles of the social economy. The European Union today, more than ever, emphasizes its new social vision, based on opportunity and solidarity.

scholarly journals NEW POLICY AND LEGISLATION FOR SOCIAL ECONOMY IN BULGARIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-72
Author(s):  
Maria Ilcheva
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Added Value ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Solidarity Economy ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Current Report

In 2018 the Bulgarian Government has launched a new legislation on the enterprises of social and solidarity economy as a political sign for the recognition of the role of social economy sector in the country. This was an expected result from the recent trend of development of the social economy in Bulgaria and the growing visibility of the sector and its consolidation with the policies of the European Union. At European policy level social economy and social enterprises are identified as a key instrument for employment and innovations which have a major role in overcoming the poverty and social exclusion. The aim of the law is to regulate the public relations related with the social and solidarity economy, the types of social enterprises and the measures for their support as well as the conditions and the requirements for the activities of social enterprises. As this is the first Bulgarian law on social economy it provides the bases for a public policy which stimulates the development of sector and establishes clear rules for a registry of social enterprises and a methodology for measuring the social added value. Тhe purpose of the current report is to provide an overview of the new policy and legislation in Bulgaria and to analyze the expected effects on the development of the social economy sector.

scholarly journals BUSINESS MODELS IN THE SOCIAL ECONOMY – REVIEW OF SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (Suppl.1) ◽  
pp. 176-180
Author(s):  
K. Stoyanov ◽  
G. Zhelyazkov
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Legal Rules ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
The Social

The social economy is a phenomenon that is gaining ever more significant dimensions, mainly because of its added value, which goes beyond measurable economic indicators. The role of enterprises operating in the social economy is also highly appreciated by the European Commission, which calculates their contribution to the European economy by more than 10% of its total. Because of the specificity and lack of specific legal rules, businesses use different business models to carry out their activities. The purpose of this study is to identify, define and evaluate the most commonly used business models of enterprises operating in the social economy, the so called third sector, analysing successful business practices. Using appropriate examples, including from Bulgaria, will be highlighted problematic issues for the functioning of social enterprises and some basic guidelines will be proposed to facilitate business operations in the social economy.

scholarly journals Efficiency in Social Enterprises

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
José Carlos Ballester-Miquel ◽  
Pilar Perez-Ruiz ◽  
Javier Hernandez-Gadea ◽  
Hugo De juan Jordán ◽  
Maria Guijarro García
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Social Mission ◽  
The Social ◽  
Public Aid ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Impact

<p class="Textoindependiente21"><span lang="EN-US">The aim of this article is to offer a review of the impact the different methodologies of analysis have on social enterprises, focusing the study on processes that establish a greater universality based on the degree of success achieved in their social objectives, the social reinvestment of their benefits and their democratic organisation, parameters that should favour the creation of a clear and simple method, as well as adaptable to change. The systematics will allow to establish systems for the measurement of the efficiency of social enterprises, in order to both organise objective procedures of comparison and offer support when applying for public aid derived from European and national funds set up for this purpose. The quantification of the social impact of the companies that constitute the social economy is vital to assess and follow up on their social mission.</span></p>

Current challenges and future potentials of social economy in Croatia

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-23
Author(s):  
Zdenko Babić ◽  
Danijel Baturina
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Institutional Context ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Solidarity Economy ◽  
Central European ◽  
The Social ◽  
Long Time

The social economy sector in Croatia has been neglected for a long time and has not been recognized as a space for sustainable jobs and the development of a more inclusive and cohesive society, as is the case in many Eastern and Central European countries. On the other hand, social entrepreneurship is a relatively new phenomenon established in this century. The aim of this paper is to assess the trends and challenges of social economy development in Croatia as the newest, last EU member state. On the basis of a secondary data analysis, the paper scrutinizes trends in social economy development. Social entrepreneurship is analysed as a part of the social economy that is strengthening, as well as the economic activity of associations that tends to turn into a social economy or a solidarity economy. The paper will also give an overview of the instances of the institutional context of the development of cooperatives and social enterprises, such as the recent legislative and policy changes, as well as the institutional framework with some insights into recommendations how to promote the development of the social economy sector in Croatia. Keywords: social economy; cooperative sector; social enterprises; Croatia.

scholarly journals CURRENT STATUS OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: SOCIAL ENTERPRISES AND STATE

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 1587-1592
Author(s):  
Venelin Terziev ◽  
Nikolay Nichev ◽  
Marin Georgiev
Keyword(s):  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Economic Indicator ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Current Status ◽  
The Social ◽  
The One

In the last decade the concept of development and promotion of social economy and social entrepreneurship are part of EU policy to tackle the social exclusion of persons in a vulnerable position. Also, the model of social economy is one of the key instruments for achieving social objectives within the framework of the sustainable and inclusive growth. Social benefits are measured by integration and employment of disadvantaged people, the contribution to the process of social inclusion of other vulnerable people, and the economic indicator is expressed by saved public funds for social welfare, on the one hand, and the additional funds compensating the social costs of long-term unemployment.What is important to happen is to create suitable conditions for the development of social enterprises with the widest possible range - vulnerable groups themselves and their problems are diverse and different, and the „answer“ to their needs must be flexible in order to be efficient and effective; „way to solutions“ is not important (the path may be different, as are diverse and vast opportunities for economic initiatives) that leads to the result itself, the result is important - better integration and sustainable tackling of social exclusion.

SOCIAL FINANCE TAXONOMY IN TRANSITION TOWARDS A MORE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 542
Author(s):  
Iryna Vasylchuk ◽  
Kateryna Slyusarenko ◽  
Inta Kotane
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Social Investment ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
Sustainable Economy ◽  
Theoretical Generalization ◽  
Development Goals

The successful development of a sustainable economy and society in together with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG-2030) requires comprehensive and coordinated efforts of governments, businesses and civil society in order to establish unified and clear rules and regulations for economic activity. In order to reach this goal the European Union begun the development of EU sustainability taxonomy, which is to ensure an equal understanding of the content of activities of enterprises, projects and investments that meet sustainability criteria. So as to realize the potential of the market for social investments and loans, unification of approaches for understanding the main concepts of the social financing process is necessary. The purpose of the study is to develop proposals for the classification of subjects and objects of the subsystem of social finance consistent with sustainability taxonomy. The research applies methods of induction and deduction, scientific abstraction of theoretical generalization and comparative analysis while studying definitions, best practices of social investment and for developing the classification of social impact investments and social enterprises. The article provides coherent analysis of the formation of social entrepreneurship and finance in Ukraine. Based on the results of the study, the most relevant classification features of social enterprises and investments were developed and recommendations were made for integrating social finance taxonomy into sustainability taxonomy. The results of the research are of both theoretical and practical value. 

The Sustainability of Social Enterprises

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 257
Author(s):  
Adriana Neguț
Keyword(s):  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Major Obstacle ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Economy Organizations

During recent years we have witnessed a growing interest in Romania for social economy, as a result of the increasing interest of EU towards the field and the financing lines as SOP HRD 2007-2013, and as well for developing a legal framework on social economy. In Romania, many of the social economy organizations are dependent on these sources of funding, which is a major obstacle to long term sustainability of the sector. In this context, the paper aims to analyse the strategies of social enterprises established under the Priority Axis 6 of SOP HRD to ensure sustainability, on the assumption that once the funding ends they face significant risks and adopt different strategies in order to develop. The sustainability of social enterprises will be explored from three perspectives: (1) financial, seeking to identify the strategies of social enterprises to attract new funding, (2) in terms of consistency of the social enterprise with its initial objectives and principles and (3) from the point of view of the social enterprises' impact on vulnerable groups and the community. The analysis will be based on data from sociological researches on social economy entities in Romania, carried out between 2009 and 2014.

scholarly journals Toward a New Metrics for the Evaluation of the Social Added Value of Social Enterprises

2019 ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Andrea Bassi ◽  
Giorgia Vincenti
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Social Impact Assessment ◽  
Organizational Environments ◽  
The Social

There is a widespread dissatisfaction among nonprofit leaders and managers, private funders and public decision-makers concerning the current systems of social impact assessment of nonprofit organizations/social enterprises (NPO/SE).The systems of performance measurement of NPO/SE vary greatly in relationship to a series of endogenous and exogenous variables related to different organizational environments: economic, political, social and cultural.The aim of this article is to present an innovative theoretical framework on the basis of which it is possible to define a set of indicators for the evaluation of the social added value produced by NPO/SE.Our hypothesis is that NPO/SE are characterized by their ability to generate different outcome at each of the dimensions of social life: micro, meso and macro. Meaning, a sense of responsibility at the micro level; relational goods at the meso level; and social capital at the macro level.The article illustrates the assessment tool called S.A.V.E. applied, as empirical reference, to three Italian social enterprises operating in the field of health and social services (local welfare systems).

scholarly journals Aproximación sociológica al significado de los términos: economía popular, economía social y economía solidaria en México

2019 ◽  
pp. 61-73
Author(s):  
Juan José Rojas Herrera
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Organizational Identity ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Solidarity Economy ◽  
Work System ◽  
The Social ◽  
El Sistema ◽  
Popular Economy ◽  
Work Management

A pesar de la globalización de la economía y los incesantes intentos por subordinar todas las formas de producción a la lógica de la acumulación capitalista, la resistencia de los trabajadores persiste mediante la implementación de diversos modelos de gestión social del trabajo, entre los que destacan los puestos en marcha por los actores de la economía popular, la economía social y la economía solidaria. Precisar la identidad organizacional de estas tres formas de trabajo, para el caso específico de México, constituye el propósito principal del presente artículo, habiéndose identificado que, por su naturaleza, el sistema de trabajo que corresponde a cada una de ellas es de tipo autónomo, asociativo-autogestionario y asociativo-autogestionario-solidario, respectivamente. Despite the globalization of the economy and the incessant attempts to subordinate all forms of production to the logic of capitalist accumulation, the resistance of workers persists through the implementation of various models of social work management, among which the posts launched by the actors of the popular economy, the social economy and the solidarity economy. Specify the organizational identity of these three forms of work, for the specific case of Mexico, is the main purpose of this article, having identified that, by its nature, the work system that corresponds to each of them is of autonomous type, associative-self-management and associative-self-management-solidarity, respectively.

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