Boosting Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise Development in Slovenia

Boosting Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise Development in Slovenia
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Total Pages: 74
Release: 2022
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This report provides an in-depth analysis of the policy ecosystem in place for social entrepreneurship and social enterprises in Slovenia. It identifies the country's strengths and challenges and provides policy recommendations to support the development of a stronger policy ecosystem. After an overview of the socio-economic and political context (Chapter 1), the report describes the conceptual framework for social enterprises and the social economy (Chapter 2); and analyses institutional and legal frameworks for social enterprises (Chapter 3), access to finance for social enterprises (Chapter 4), and access to public and private markets (Chapter 5), along with social impact measurement and reporting for social enterprise development (Chapter 6).

Social Entrepreneurs

Social Entrepreneurs
Author: Marcus Thompson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2017-09-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1137520086

This core adoptable textbook equips students with the tools needed to create and manage a successful social enterprise and provides an excellent balance between theory and practice. Taking a highly engaging and focused approach, Social Entrepreneurs explores what it takes for entrepreneurs to translate their ambition and vision into an organisation that is targeted and socially meaningful. This new second edition shows how theories, models and concepts within entrepreneurship, business strategy and international marketing can be adapted to create high-impact social ventures that will deliver both positive impact and commercial success. Written by a team of experienced instructors and researchers, Social Entrepreneurs is ideal for students taking social entrepreneurship and social enterprise modules at undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA level. This textbook is also an essential companion for existing ventures to scale up and increase social impact locally, nationally or internationally. New to this Edition: - Revised and updated throughout to take into account new developments in social enterprise - Newly expanded coverage of interdisciplinary critical perspectives - Revised focus on how to achieve significant social impact in addition to organisational success

Management for Social Enterprise

Management for Social Enterprise
Author: Bob Doherty
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2009-04-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1412947499

Electronic Inspection Copy available for instructors here `Management for Social Enterprise is a great introduction to the rich variety of social enterprises in the UK. It is also a useful tool to help us to build more effective social enterprises that really deliver on their missions by people who have hands on experience. This is just what the rapidly growing social enterprise sector needs, a management manual to help us take social enterprises to the next level by people who have hands on experience' - Sophi Tranchell, Managing Director of Divine Chocolate Ltd and Cabinet Office sponsored Social Enterprise Ambassador `The recent explosive growth in the number of social enterprises, their diverse and dynamic nature, and the upsurge in research about them all makes this a potentially bewildering field of knowledge to explore. This book provides a clear and timely guide to the management challenges involved in understanding and running social enterprises, and underlines why their unique nature requires something more than just standard business school wisdom' -Ken Peattie, Professor of Marketing and Strategy, Cardiff Business School, and Director of the ESRC Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society `Provides a good introduction to the management of social enterprises touching on a broad range of topics and will help those invovled in managing social enterprises and those trying to understand more about the sector. It draws on the experience of those who have worked in the social enterprise sector in a range of countries and are passionate about developing it' -Fergus Lyon, Professor of Enterprise and Organizations, Middlesex University Overviewing the key business topics required by social entrepreneurs, and managers in social enterprises Management for Social Enterprise covers strategy, finance, ethics, social accounting, marketing and people management. Written in direct, accessible language by a team of authors currently teaching and researching in this sector, each chapter is fully supported with learning resources. Chapters include brief overviews, further reading, suggested web resources and, importantly, international case studies, drawing on real-life business examples. This book is essential reading for students and practitioners of Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise, but will also be of use to anyone with an interest in management, corporate responsibility, ethics or community studies. Click here for the LJMU Social Entreprise Management web pages.