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ENTREPRENEURSHIP BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

A community formed to foster self-employment and social entrepreneurship among people with disabilities

What do we do

We gather and distribute crucial information required by individuals with disabilities to initiate a business or become self-employed. Our aim is to assist you throughout every phase, starting from the point when you just begin consideration of possibilities.
Get inspired by
success stories
With real-life examples
of success from our
partner countries
Learn
essential skills
With our collection of
free of charge online courses
in various languages.
Get informed about
legal frameworks
With our info on
social entrepreneurship legal forms
and related support measures.
Find support
for you business
Using our carefully selected
resource library on your country's
support infrastructure.

Goals of the project

Why starting a business is a good option for people with disabilities and how we are going to increase the rate of self-employment and entrepreneurship among people with disabilities
Read about our project

Goals of the project

Why starting a business is a good option for people with disabilities and how we are going to increase the rate of self-employment and entrepreneurship among people with disabilities
Read about our project
“Raul Pietrobon, the owner of Cambratech – goods for visually impai...”
“Burhan Oral – founder of a technological company for facilita...”
“Dr. Jan Blüher, the founder of “VisorApp” from Germany”
“İlknur Peder, Founder of a company for personal consultations ̵...”
“Finn Arild Thordarson, General Manager at Supervisuell”
“Bogdan Babšek, owner of Batis Plus, company that specializes in pri...”
“Ferhan Turhan, Founder of a company hiring people with disabilities...”
“Tim Herwig, founder of “Mountain over Head””
“Renato Brignone, the founder of “Tompoma” – Manufacturing of high-q...”
“Anna Fryxelius  – Entrepreneur, coach, health consultant from...”

Community Leaders

Having a disability doesn’t have to be an obstacle to success. Our short video films based on the experiences of social entrepreneurs with disabilities provide an example of what is possible when you have the courage to take a chance.
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Creativity
Dealing with Others
Developing and idea
+7
ELDORA_HANDBOOK
How to establish and manage social enterprises? Handbook
Dealing with Others
Developing and idea
Finances
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ENTERPRISE – “ENTrepreneuship Experien...
“ENTrepreneuship Experience and Rising Professionals In Sustainable Europe” course will foster in young stu...
Coping with Uncertainty & Risk
Developing and idea
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
+4
TE.EN. Farm – Entrepreneurship ...
TE.EN. Farm is an Erasmus+ project aimed at integrating Entrepreneurship Education (EE) into technical seco...
Creativity
Dealing with Others
Developing and idea
+3
ENTRE4ALL E-LEARNING PLATFORM
The Course addresses the need of people with disabilities to acquire Entrepreneurial, Digital, Financial, ...
Creativity
Developing and idea
Learning through Experience
+4
How to Build a Compelling Competitive ...
HubSpot Academy free course. In this course you will learn how to build a robust competitive strategy that ...
Coping with Uncertainty & Risk
Creativity
Dealing with Others
+3
E-TRIM – Intermediate Module
The "Entrepreneurship, Technology and Restructuring Management” (E-TRIM) course covers information about en...
Coping with Uncertainty & Risk
Creativity
Dealing with Others
+7
Social Entrepreneurship for Young Unem...
An innovative and comprehensive training material on the topic of Social Economy and Entrepreneurship aimin...
Developing and idea
Finances
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
+2
Get a business online – Google b...
Find out how to build a digital presence, sell to customers online, and stay safe from hackers.
Coping with Uncertainty & Risk
Creativity
Dealing with Others
+5
Social ENTrepreneurship for IMmigrants
The educational material (tools and methodology) have been developed by project partners in the frame of SE...
Developing and idea
Finances
Mobilising Resources
+3
YOUTH MOVE: ENGINE FOR EU SOCIAL ECONO...
The course is intended to serve as a base for any European young person who has an idea, and needs help and...

Learning courses

With the right resources, anyone can create and run a successful business, regardless of their physical or mental limitations. Coursework can cover everything from budgeting and marketing to networking and customer service, giving entrepreneurs with disabilities the tools they need to build a successful business.
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Funding
Slovenia
SPIRIT Slovenia – Public Agency for Entrepreneurship
Funding
Germany
Start-up loan from European investment Fund
Funding
Germany
Start-up grant from IHK Cologne
Funding
Germany
Micro-Mezzanine Fund Germany
Training
Turkey
Training programs from the Ministry of Commerce
Consulting
Funding
Germany
Support for starting a business from Federal Employment Agency
Funding
Germany
Starting a business with a disability – grants and subsidies from Integration office
Funding
Networking
Training
Turkey
Ashoka Turkey
Consulting
Funding
Training
Turkey
Republic of Turkey SME Development-KOSGEB
Networking
Germany
Trade fair program

Find Support for you business

Government and non-government entities provide vital assistance and resources for initiating and running businesses, encompassing financial aid, networking opportunities, free consultancy, and more, all readily available within your country.
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Cooperative
In many cases an appropriate organizational form for solving societal challanges in a business -like manner...
Non-profit organization (NPO)
Non-profit organizations (NPOs) in Germany are legal entities primarily engaged in charitable, social, or p...
ONLUS
Onlus is the acronym for Non-Profit Organization of Social Utility and defines a qualification relevant for...
Association
The most used organizational and legal form after joint stock company. Such an organization "owns itself", ...
Public limited company (AG)
AGs are often chosen by companies seeking to raise significant capital from the public and establish a stro...
Social cooperative
The Social Cooperative is a particular form of Cooperative aimed at providing services to the person or at ...
Association
A charitable association in Germany is known as a "gemeinnütziger Verein." It is a specific legal form of a...
Social enterprise (legal status)
Non-profit legal entities (association, institution, institution), as well as commercial companies, coopera...
Social enterprises
The Social Enterprise is a private entity that carries out a business activity of general interest, non-pro...
Private Company
A "Şahıs Şirketi" in Turkey, often referred to as a sole proprietorship or individual enterprise, is a lega...

Legislation Info

Learn about legal form and regulations of social entrepreneurship in your country and support measures related to it
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Choose the legal form for your enterprise

Compare different legal form of entrepreneurship to choose which one is right for you
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