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Most tools used to develop and accelerate businesses are originally made for conventional enterprises. At CRAFT we are rethinking the templates, canvasses, and training to fit impact-driven entrepreneurship and social innovation. 

During summer we have been working on a toolbox of 12 tools suited specifically for social innovators. This was developed in our co-creation community of Social Innovation Multipliers (SIMs), Social Innovation Actors (SIAs) and the experts from the consortium. 

Now we are ready to share a sneak peek on the first improved versions of the tools!

Join us for an online CRAFT Toolkit Showcase & Testing Session on the 24th of october at 15.00 – 15.45 CET

What to expect from joining this session:

  • Introduction to tools in development
  • Toolkit methodology & community activities
  • ​Tools’ testing
  • ​How to integrate tools into your support for social innovators

The session is facilitated by WorldStartup, which together with Impact Shakers has been responsible for the development of the tailored toolbox. 

By registering, you get access to the first public part of this session.

PAST EVENTS

CRAFT online Policy Summit 4 July 2024, 2:00 - 4:30pm (CET)

Although in Europe more attention is being paid to these entrepreneurs, they still regrettably encounter many obstacles. Whereas mainstream entrepreneurs easily find guidance and rely on role models to set up their businesses, social entrepreneurs often lack recognition, tailored support and capital. Mainstream entrepreneurship culture is still predominant in economic policies, entrepreneurship education and training, and business development solutions.

The FIRST online policy addressED three main issues

1

The archetypal models of success that can be found in the various social entrepreneurship representative groups and the values that are promoted along this spectrum

2

The specific culture and transformative power of the tools used by support organizations, and therefore the change that we want to see integrated in a collection of tools for (to-be) social and impact-driven entrepreneurs 

3

The role of public policy in promoting social entrepreneurship either as part of the economic transition or as an alternative economy, and in providing appropriate levers for its development.

AGENDA

2:00-2:35 pm – introduction

Nicole Miquel-Belaud

Metropolitan Councilor in charge of thesocial economy,

Toulouse Métropole, France

Speaker

Jekaterina Novikova

Deputy Head of Unit, DG RTD

European Commission, Belgium

Speaker

Mathilde Pellizzari

Project Manager for the Social and Solidarity Economy & Europe

Toulouse Métropole, France

Speaker

Lucia Radu

Senior Program Manager

Impact Hub Global Network

Speaker

2:35-3:05 pm – Panel discussion 1

‘Entrepreneurs’ journeys and archetype of success’

Tatiana Glad

Executive Director

Impact Hub network,

The Netherlands

Speaker

Domagoj Boljar

CEO and cofounder

Earthbound Sneakers, Croatia

Speaker

Cristina Căluianu

Co-founder and Board member CED Romania Association and National Expert AccessibleEU, Romania

Speaker

Cristian Ormindean

Consortium Coordinator

PROSME – Enterprise Europe Network, Romania

Speaker

Emanuele Musa

Co-founder

Babele Create Together,

Romania & Denmark

Moderator

3:15-3:45 pm – Panel discussion 2

‘Support tools for the green, social and digital transitions’

Elsa Brander

Senior Consultant, PhD.

Kooperationen, Denmark

Speaker

Octave Kleynjans

Impact Lab Director

Mouvement Impact France, France

Speaker

Daniel Krüger

Senior Researcher

TU Dortmund University, Social Research Centre, Germany

Speaker

Diana Pati

Co-founder & COO

Impact Shakers, Belgium

Moderator

3:50-4:20 pm – Panel discussion 3

‘role of social entrepreneurship policy in promoting new archetypes of success’

Melis Aslan

Policy Analyst

OECD

Speaker

Toby Gazeley

Policy Lead

Euclid Network, The Netherlands

Speaker

Mathilde Pellizzari

Project Manager for the Social and Solidarity Economy & Europe

Toulouse Métropole, France

Speaker

Milena Ninova

Innovation Programme & Service Design Manager

WorldStartup, The Netherlands

Moderator

Toulouse Métropole hosted this Policy Summit. As a local authority, Toulouse Métropole is strongly committed to promoting the Social and Solidarity Economy ecosystem and supporting social entrepreneurs in the Toulouse metropolitan area. The CRAFT initiative strengthens local social entrepreneurship policy by providing new support tools and contributing to European policy.

Become a part of CRAFT Better Entrepreneurship Policy Group

To fuel this conversation, the CRAFT Better Entrepreneurship Policy Group has been created. It welcomes all stakeholders involved in social entrepreneurship policies, aiming to embody an extensive European social entrepreneurship ecosystem. Members of the group will have the opportunity to carry out a self-assessment of their social entrepreneurship policies using the Better Entrepreneurship Policy Tool, an online resource provided by the European Commission and the OECD.

As an outcome, a European Social Entrepreneurship Policy Assessment and subsequent orientations for improvement to EU institutions will be presented at the Summit.