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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
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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
“Oleg Kolpatschikov, Consultant, coach, activist, co-founder of the ...”
“Oleksandr Priluzky, Director of a publishing house, activist, Cherkasy”
“İlknur Peder, Founder of a company for personal consultations ̵...”
“Anush Aslanyan — Social entrepreneur, founder of “EREO style&...”
“Maxim Zhuravlev, web designer, app developer, founder of the web de...”
“Aljoša Škaper – Founder of the web-portal – www.pridem....”
“Sergiu Obadae, Carpenter, Chisinau”
“Giovanni Bellante, founder of a social and education center from Pa...”
“Dr. Jan Blüher, the founder of “VisorApp” from Germany”
“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
Developing and idea
Motivation & Perseverance
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Free E-Learning Course for Social Ente...
YES (Youth Entrepreneurship Support) is a free, EU-funded e-learning platform that teaches core entrepreneu...
Dealing with Others
Motivation & Perseverance
Planning & Management
+2
Increase productivity at work – ...
Become better at managing your time, and learn how delegation and prioritisation can help you work more eff...
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...
Finances
How to Write a Business Plan
This online course introduces the structure and main components of business planning, including market anal...
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...
Creativity
Dealing with Others
Developing and idea
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Ինչպե՞ս ստեղծել և կառավարել սոցիալական ձեռնարկություններ։ Ուղեցույց անգլերենով
Developing and idea
Planning & Management
Self-Awareness & Self Efficacy
+1
Free E-Learning Specifically for Socia...
SENSES is a free, EU-funded e-learning platform with six practice-oriented modules tailored specifically to...
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...
Creativity
Dealing with Others
Developing and idea
+7
ELDORA_HANDBOOK
How to establish and manage social enterprises? Handbook
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...

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 loan from European investment Fund
Coaching
Consulting
Funding
Training
+1
Armenia
The Integrated Social Service of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs
Consulting
Networking
Armenia
Enterprise Europe Network Fund
Funding
Georgia
Micro and Small Business Support Program
Funding
Republic of Moldova
Support for Starting Your Own Business
Coaching
Mentoring
Networking
Training
+1
Republic of Moldova
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Moldova
Funding
Belarus
Belarusian Fund for Financial Support of Entrepreneurs
Coaching
Mentoring
Networking
Training
+1
Georgia
Entrepreneurs Association
Coaching
Mentoring
Networking
Training
+1
Russia
SOFPP – Sverdlovsk Regional Fund for Entrepreneurship Support
Coaching
Consulting
Mentoring
Networking
Training
+2
Ukraine
Better Regulation Delivery Office (BRDO) – Regulatory Analysis and Reform

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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Association
The most used organizational and legal form after joint stock company. Such an organization "owns itself", ...
Commercial organizations (mainly as LLCs)
Legal Framework for Social Entrepreneurship (Organizational and Legal Form: Commercial Organization / Limit...
Non-profit organizations (Public Assoc...
A non-profit organization (NPO) is a legal entity whose purpose is other than the generation of income, and...
Individual entrepreneur
Under Georgian law, an individual entrepreneur is not considered an enterprise in the formal legal sense. H...
Non-profit organization (NPO)
Non-profit organizations (NPOs) in Germany are legal entities primarily engaged in charitable, social, or p...
Joint stock company (AS) / limited com...
The most chosen form of organizational and legal form of company in Norway, both for ordinary companies and...
Social enterprises
The Social Enterprise is a private entity that carries out a business activity of general interest, non-pro...
Self-employed person (individual or se...
A self-employed person in Belarus operates with the primary goal of generating profit while simultaneously ...
Social enterprise (legal status)
Non-profit legal entities (association, institution, institution), as well as commercial companies, coopera...
Cooperative
A "Kooperatif" in Turkey is a legally recognized cooperative entity where individuals or businesses join fo...

Legislation Info

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