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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
“Vlad Andreev, Photographer, Chisinau”
“Olga Afanas, educator, psychologist, personal coach, activist, Chis...”
“Raul Pietrobon, the owner of Cambratech – goods for visually impai...”
“Ashot Mkrtchyan — Founder of an inclusive gym, PwD rights activist,...”
“Andrey Zelenov, traveler, co-founder of the project “Crazy Tr...”
“Toma Kakabadze — Social entrepreneur, founder of “Free Space&...”
“Ferhan Turhan, Founder of a company hiring people with disabilities...”
“İlknur Peder, Founder of a company for personal consultations ̵...”
“Katrin Putschbach and Daniela Thörner, founders of a social enterpr...”
“Anush Aslanyan — Social entrepreneur, founder of “EREO style&...”

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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Finances
How to Write a Business Plan
This online course introduces the structure and main components of business planning, including market anal...
Coping with Uncertainty & Risk
Developing and idea
Finances
+3
Advanced Online Social Entrepreneurship
This online course from Armenia provides an introduction and five thematic modules on social entrepreneursh...
Creativity
Dealing with Others
Developing and idea
+5
IN SITU Socio Cultural Education training
Knowledge and skills for initiating, developing, and supporting social initiatives.
Developing and idea
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
Self-Awareness & Self Efficacy
Business Development
A course, developed by the University of Patras For whom? All who plans to start own business Course Object...
Design Thinking
Developing and idea
Finances
+7
IN SITU Social Entrepreneurial Skills ...
The training course contains knowledge and skills for initiating, developing, and supporting social enterpr...
Developing and idea
Mobilising Resources
Motivation & Perseverance
+3
ONLINE COURSE — PROMETHEUS “SOCI...
This free Prometheus course provides nonprofit civil society organizations with the knowledge, tools, and s...
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
+8
Startup School: From Idea to Business ...
Startup School is an online training program for entrepreneurs that helps participants strengthen their bus...
Developing and idea
Learning through Experience
Mobilising Resources
+2
A selection of webinars by industry an...
Free, no registration required. The duration of the webinar is 1 hour on average.
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
Russia
Financial Support for SMEs
Consulting
Other
Belarus
RUE “Agency for Development and Investment Promotion”
Funding
Slovenia
SPIRIT Slovenia – Public Agency for Entrepreneurship
Consulting
Networking
Armenia
Enterprise Europe Network Fund
Funding
Germany
Start-up loan from European investment Fund
Funding
Belarus
Bodies for Labour, Employment and Social Protection
Coaching
Mentoring
Networking
Training
+1
Armenia
European project: ’Young Entrepreneurs for Community Growth’.
Consulting
Funding
Georgia
Women Startup
Funding
Belarus
Belarusian Innovation Fund
Consulting
Training
Armenia
Thematic and sectoral / technology trainings

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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ONLUS
Onlus is the acronym for Non-Profit Organization of Social Utility and defines a qualification relevant for...
Individual entrepreneur
Under Georgian law, an individual entrepreneur is not considered an enterprise in the formal legal sense. H...
Association
A charitable association in Germany is known as a "gemeinnütziger Verein." It is a specific legal form of a...
Cooperative
In many cases an appropriate organizational form for solving societal challanges in a business -like manner...
Non-profit organizations (Public Assoc...
A non-profit organization (NPO) is a legal entity whose purpose is other than the generation of income, and...
Self-employed persons (natural persons...
Self-employed persons are natural persons who operate with the primary goal of generating profit or income,...
Incorporated company
Anonim Şirket is a popular choice for businesses looking to raise capital, have multiple shareholders, and ...
Foundation
Most often used for finacial resources set aside for a good cause. This too is an organization that owns it...
Enterprises founded by the Association...
Specialized companies are enterprises whose targeted activities focus on the development and preservation o...
Public limited company (AG)
AGs are often chosen by companies seeking to raise significant capital from the public and establish a stro...

Legislation Info

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