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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
“Suren Maghakyan, Founder of a camp for children with disabilities”
“Oleksandr Priluzky, Director of a publishing house, activist, Cherkasy”
“Olga Afanas, educator, psychologist, personal coach, activist, Chis...”
“Roman Aranin, Inventor, entrepreneur, activist, CEO of the factory ...”
“Anna Fryxelius  – Entrepreneur, coach, health consultant from...”
“Anush Aslanyan — Social entrepreneur, founder of “EREO style&...”
“Bogdan Babšek, owner of Batis Plus, company that specializes in pri...”
“Olga Poloshovets, Founder of the inclusive social and cultural cent...”
“Serhiy Lebed, Owner of a gift store, volunteer”
“Katrin Putschbach and Daniela Thörner, founders of a social enterpr...”

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
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ELDORA_HANDBOOK
How to establish and manage social enterprises? Handbook
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...
Coping with Uncertainty & Risk
Developing and idea
Finances
+4
METHODOLOGICAL GUIDE “CREATING A...
The manual explains the basics of social entrepreneurship, including business planning, idea assessment, an...
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...
Developing and idea
Learning through Experience
Mobilising Resources
+2
Guide for not able bodied persons on d...
A course, developed within an ERASMUS+ Project For whom? Especially for PWDs Course Objectives: The aim of ...
Developing and idea
Finances
Learning through Experience
+1
Social Enterprise: From Idea to Start
This publication is intended for people interested in creating a social enterprise. It presents examples fr...
Developing and idea
Learning through Experience
Mobilising Resources
+2
COURSE “MARKETING FOR SOCIAL BUS...
This course introduces social entrepreneurs to the basics of marketing, including target audience analysis,...
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
Finances
+5
Making projects
SUYSE: Starting Up Young Social Entrepreneurs 
Dealing with Others
Developing and idea
Learning through Experience
+2
ONLINE COURSE “SCHOOL OF SOCIAL ...
This course provides practical knowledge in five sections for social and non-profit actors on employing peo...

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
Germany
Start-up grant from IHK Cologne
Coaching
Consulting
Funding
Incubators
Mentoring
Networking
Training
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Republic of Moldova
ODIMM Programs – Financial Support for Small and Medium Enterprises
Networking
Russia
“Boiling Point” Network
Funding
Other
Ukraine
Financial Support for Organizations and Enterprises of Persons with Disabilities
Consulting
Funding
Networking
Other
+1
Ukraine
Diia Business Portal – Support for Entrepreneurs
Consulting
Funding
Training
Armenia
Helping small and medium enterprises cope with effects of Covid-19
Funding
Networking
Training
Armenia
EU4Youth: Social Entrepreneurship in Armenia and Georgia (SEAG)
Funding
Germany
Micro-Mezzanine Fund Germany
Funding
Germany
Starting a business with a disability – grants and subsidies from Integration office
Consulting
Networking
Armenia
Enterprise Europe Network Fund

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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Non-profit organizations with the sta...
Non-profit organizations (NPOs) with legal entity status in Ukraine encompass a broad range of organization...
Non-profit organizations (Public Assoc...
A non-profit organization (NPO) is a legal entity whose purpose is other than the generation of income, and...
Non-entepreneural (non-commercial) leg...
Most social enterprises in Georgia exist in the legal form of a non-profit (non-commercial) legal entity. U...
ONLUS
Onlus is the acronym for Non-Profit Organization of Social Utility and defines a qualification relevant for...
Enterprises founded by the Association...
Specialized companies are enterprises whose targeted activities focus on the development and preservation o...
Cooperative
In many cases an appropriate organizational form for solving societal challanges in a business -like manner...
Commercial organizations (legal entiti...
In Belarus, social entrepreneurship is currently carried out through commercial organizations, including le...
Foundation
Charitable foundations in Germany are typically funded through an endowment, which is a pool of assets or c...
Joint stock company (AS) / limited com...
The most chosen form of organizational and legal form of company in Norway, both for ordinary companies and...
Commercial organizations (mainly as LLCs)
Legal Framework for Social Entrepreneurship (Organizational and Legal Form: Commercial Organization / Limit...

Legislation Info

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