[PPT] - VSD F2F-Pristina Social entrepreneurship in the Western Balkans PowerPoint Presentation

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VSD F2F-Pristina

Social entrepreneurship in the Western Balkans – what opportunities?

20.09.2016

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Agenda

Social entrepreneurship: what, why and how

11.00-12:00 Lunch

Sharing thoughts and experiences from the region

13.30-15.00 Break

Working groups – opportunities for Western Balkans

15.30-16.45

Key take-aways and possible way forward

16.45-17.15

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Agenda

Social entrepreneurship: what, why and how
What did I hear from you?
A definition to work with
Sharing thoughts and experiences from the region
Working groups – opportunities for Western Balkans
Key take-aways and possible way forward

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Why is this important and relevant? Some quotes from around the room…

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Mixing Social & economical, building bridges

The mix between the economic and social sphere. One cannot just put everything into

the economic aspects. One should also put the social aspects. It cannot be separate for youth, minorities.. This approach could bring new approaches and new perspectives to what we do (e.g. mixing the elderly experience with youth enthusiasm; women have a lot of potential but bigger hurdles in terms of personal circumstances)

NGOs complain that government doesn’t listen to them, that it is not interested in

solving social issues. Perhaps social businesses could help build bridges?

Sustainability

Supporting interventions that can survive and thrive over time

Shifting mindsets, expanding view of possibilities

Changing people’s mindset about what is possible, what these people can do, is

also very important and powerful

It is about ideas and possibilities

Ecosystem and system change

All this needs be linked with changes in regulation and education
I don’t care what they are named or do, if they don’t change the

system, it is useless

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It is complicated, especially in our context… ! no entrepreneurial mindset (this is no career…), but mostly NGOs competing for grants ! lack of creativity, no inspiration, littles ideas to start with ! poor ecosystem (regulatory, tax, corruption) make it even more difficult than for small businesses ! little support for scale and replication ! no SDC program modality and difficulty to balance social and businesses objectives ! There is increasing awareness and buzz (among youth notably), and some draft laws being put together, but it is still very early stage

But then, lots of questions…and lots of caveats

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What is this about? …it’s a company that redistributes its profits for social projects? …it’s a company that hires Romas? …we cannot have any, the legal status does not exist here… …is it a form cooperative? We have a lot of those around here…

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Agenda

Social entrepreneurship: what, why and how
What did I hear from you?
A definition to work with
Sharing thoughts and experiences from the region
Working groups – opportunities for Western Balkans
Key take-aways and possible way forward

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What is a Social Entrepreneur?

An Individual with an innovative solution and a vision for solving society’s most pressing

social problems.

Rather than leaving societal needs to the government or business sectors, they find what is

not working and solve the problem by finding an alternative approach, spreading the solution, and persuading others to take new leaps.

DISRUPTIVE SOCIAL INNOVATION ENTREPRENEURIAL QUALITIES ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY TO ANSWER A MAJOR SOCIAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE COLLABORATIVELY

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How is it different from the rest?

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It is not about a legal form, but the existence of an adapted legislation will help

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Countries without appropriate legal framework Countries with appropriate legal framework

NGO/Foundation status:

Cannot reinvest profits

→ limits growth → only grant funding → no stock options

Always legitimizing themselves

For-profit status:

No tax exemption (also for

donations)

Control by shareholders not

necessarily aligned

Always legitimizing themselves

Hybrid status (combining non-profit and for-profit arms under a same roof)

Complex to set-up and explain
‘Schyzophrenic’ organization

Benefit Corporation/ Flexible Purpose Corporation – USA (partly), Italy and Australia (in progress)

includes positive impact on society, workers, the community

and the environment in addition to profit as its legally defined goals (goal, accountability, transparency)

no tax advantage

Low-profit ltd liability company (L3C) – USA (partly)

Stated goal of performing a socially beneficial purpose, not

maximizing income

Hybrid structure that combines the legal and tax flexibility of

a traditional LLC, the social benefits of a nonprofit

rganization, and the branding and market positioning

advantages of a social enterprise + it can get tax-deductible funds (not only grants) Charitable incorporated organization – UK/ ESS - France

Facilitated LLC form for charitable organizations and social

enterprises, against ‘asset lock’ and limited dividends. Same fiscal rules as corporations. Facilitated investments Community contribution company – Canada (partly)

Hybrid structure that allows to build up and reinvest profits

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What does it take to work with Social Entreprises?

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1. AVENTURES MINDSET

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What does it take to work with Social Entreprises?

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2. A BIGGER POOL TOWORKWITH

But 12 medals for the whole Western Balkans region!

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What does it take to work with Social Entreprises?

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3. PATIENCE

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What does it take to work with Social Entreprises?

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4. A JOURNEY COMMITMENT

Stipend

Peer-to-Peer Community

Visibility

Network Effect

Identity Collaborative Entrepreneurship Expanded Vision

Know-how & Pro-bono support

Ecosystem Change

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Examples of social entrepreneurs active in VSD and job creation

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Specialterne

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4aZpcsJPq8

RegionalWert

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzoIIq8w6Is

The napkin revolution

https://www.ted.com/talks/arunachalam_murug anantham_how_i_started_a_sanitary_napkin_r evolution?language=en

CoderDojo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5ciSFjEN1c http://www.rte.ie/news/player/2016/0618/21006826-over-700- tech-innovations-shown-at-the-coderdojo-coolest-project-awards/

Campoalto

Skills Development

(Supply) Job Placement (Labour Market)

Job Creation (Demand)

Incluyeme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QReTd86Hg-Q

Social enterprises that provide inclusive jobs …or help incubate self-entrepreneurs Social enterprises that facilitate access to jobs

Hiring inclusively not a trade-off or an add-on When MSD has its limits...

It can be anyone, as long as s/he is shameless, obsessed(?),

and visionary – often a personal problem

Putting business models ‘up-side-down’ for new opportunities
End success will depend on venture and entrepeneur’s potential
It can also scale and replicate quickly

and easily

Works on hard and soft skills
Everyone can be an entrepreneur
Client-centric (where, when, as,

how much they can)

Works on the DNA of the

enterprises > mindset shift

Balloon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgKb1R9p zqQ&feature=youtu.be

Works on spirit and energy, as much as on skills
Looks for entrepreneurs where there are
Scale and replication since the start

Inclusive enterprises

Groupe VitamineT

From ‘insertion projects’ in whatever, to a corporation with 15

companies, with 2/3 youth in insertion + personal

accompaniment. Successes and failures
50m revenues, 1k employees, bought back failed enterprises

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And now… lunch!

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Agenda

Social entrepreneurship: what and how
Sharing thoughts and experiences from the region
Presentations from current and past experiences
Possibilities for the region
Working groups – opportunities for Western Balkans
Key take-aways and possible way forward

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A realization: You have been speaking ‘prose’ all this time (perhaps) without knowing it

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« Par ma foi ! il y a plus de quarante ans que je dis de la prose sans que j'en susse rien, et je vous suis le plus obligé du monde de m'avoir appris cela. ».

Act II, scene IV, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme during an exchange with his teacher in Philosophy

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Sharing thoughts and experiences from the region

Serbia (Jovana)
Bagel shops hiring victims of trafficking
Albania (Silvana and Philipp):
Bagel shops hiring victims of trafficking
Roma social inclusion project
BiH (Mersiha)
Funky Gorilla
Macedonia (Aneta and Biljana)
CSO working drug addicts in agriculture
Cooperative and market employability
7’ short description &

lessons learned

7’ Q&A

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What could you do?

What could you do with existing resources

and process?

What would you like to try longer-term?
A question, if any?

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Possibilities for the region: some additional ideas…

Developing/ supporting new (social) enterprises in this sector in an integrated manner Partnering with (social) entreprises within larger interventions Influencing, bringing new ways of working VSD – more social entrepreneurship ‘in the doughnut’ Sectorial job creation (MSD in agriculture, hospitality, ICT…) Incubator - promoting self-entrepreneurship Convincing local companies to become ‘bCorps’ or launch PPP (and hire youth/ disadvanted) people Ecosystem – awareness and legislation

Regional approach and resources? Regional approach? Integration of new program component? Seamless and complementary with seco’s efforts? Build critical mass? Integration of new program component?

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…and some examples of what the SDC is already doing

r considering doing

A THEMATIC PROGRAM TO ACCELERATE SECTORIAL SOLUTIONS AN INTEGRATED PROGRAM TO DEVELOP SOC. ENT. IN LATAM

A PROGRAM TO ’IMPORT’ THE BEST IDEAS AND TRIGGER NEW INNOVATIVE VENTURES IN A COUNTRY/REGION

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And now… the break!

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Agenda

Social entrepreneurship: what and how
Sharing thoughts and experiences from the region
Working groups – opportunities for Western Balkans
Key take-aways and possible way forward

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A summary…

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Working groups

Group 1 – XXX
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Group 2 – XXX
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Group 3 – XXX
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Group 4 – XXX
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Instructions
List the exciting ideas – 15’

no censure please

List the hurdles – 10’

pick your battles please

Propose way forward to make it

happen nevertheless – 20’ be creative and entrepreneurial!

Wrap-up and prepare to share to

plenary – 15’ This is the basis for next steps > important!

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A few words of wisdom before you start

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Social enterprises are hybrids, but no Indian goddess It is already difficult to build a profitable/impactful enterprise, be clear about the problem you want to solve:

employ as many (young) people as possible (given unemployment

levels in the region?)

social inclusion of disadvantaged groups
solve market failures in specific sectors

A social enterpreneur can have many faces Do not have any prejudice, it could be the CEO of a large company, a young graduate, an NGO with a vision to go beyond the grant business Avoid the ‘small is cute’ NGO trap Most will fail, and it will take a long-time to see success. Dont bet on a few small experimental projects. Think big Be the change you want to see.. You will have to be stubborn, visionary, creative, and swim against the flow if you want to make this work and see it succeed..But then, it could also be more fun?

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Agenda

Social entrepreneurship: what and how
Sharing thoughts and experiences from the region
Working groups – opportunities for Western Balkans
Key take-aways and possible way forward

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Key take-aways and possible way forward

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Take aways
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Way forward
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