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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...”
“Olga Poloshovets, Founder of the inclusive social and cultural cent...”
“Dr. Jan Blüher, the founder of “VisorApp” from Germany”
“Toma Kakabadze — Social entrepreneur, founder of “Free Space&...”
“Suren Maghakyan, Founder of a camp for children with disabilities”
“Artem Plaksin, app developer, web designer, tester, team leader, Sa...”
“Sergiu Obadae, Carpenter, Chisinau”
“İlknur Peder, Founder of a company for personal consultations ̵...”
“Anna Goguadze — Social entrepreneur, owner of Café “Mziuri...”
“Oleg Kolpatschikov, Consultant, coach, activist, co-founder of the ...”

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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IN SITU Socio Cultural Education training
Knowledge and skills for initiating, developing, and supporting social initiatives.
Creativity
Developing and idea
Learning through Experience
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How to Build a Compelling Competitive ...
HubSpot Academy free course. In this course you will learn how to build a robust competitive strategy that ...
Creativity
Dealing with Others
Developing and idea
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ELDORA_HANDBOOK
How to establish and manage social enterprises? Handbook
Dealing with Others
Developing and idea
Learning through Experience
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ONLINE COURSE “SCHOOL OF SOCIAL ...
This course provides practical knowledge in five sections for social and non-profit actors on employing peo...
Developing and idea
Learning through Experience
Mobilising Resources
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COURSE “MARKETING FOR SOCIAL BUS...
This course introduces social entrepreneurs to the basics of marketing, including target audience analysis,...
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.
Creativity
Dealing with Others
Developing and idea
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ENTRE4ALL E-LEARNING PLATFORM
The Course addresses the need of people with disabilities to acquire Entrepreneurial, Digital, Financial, ...
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...
Finances
Planning & Management
CTC Online as a Learning Platform for ...
CTC Online offers practice-oriented content in the areas of entrepreneurship, nonprofit management, civic l...
Developing and idea
Mobilising Resources
Motivation & Perseverance
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ONLINE COURSE — PROMETHEUS “SOCI...
This free Prometheus course provides nonprofit civil society organizations with the knowledge, tools, and s...

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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Coaching
Mentoring
Networking
Training
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Georgia
Social Enterprise Alliance
Funding
Other
Ukraine
Financial Support for Organizations and Enterprises of Persons with Disabilities
Coaching
Consulting
Funding
Armenia
Entrepreneurial capacity building for start-ups “Successful start” program
Coaching
Consulting
Funding
Networking
Training
+2
Armenia
Social Entrepreneurship Development Programme
Consulting
Funding
Training
Turkey
Republic of Turkey SME Development-KOSGEB
Consulting
Georgia
Spark – Business Accelerator
Funding
Slovenia
SPIRIT Slovenia – Public Agency for Entrepreneurship
Coaching
Consulting
Funding
Incubators
Mentoring
Networking
Training
+4
Republic of Moldova
ODIMM Programs – Financial Support for Small and Medium Enterprises
Coaching
Mentoring
Networking
Training
+1
Armenia
European project: ’Young Entrepreneurs for Community Growth’.
Funding
Germany
Start-up loan from European investment 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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Individual entrepreneurs, including p...
Individual entrepreneurs, including persons with disabilities, operate with the primary goal of generating ...
Social enterprises
The Social Enterprise is a private entity that carries out a business activity of general interest, non-pro...
Non-profit organizations (NPOs)
The main purpose of non-profit organizations is to obtain stable financing for guaranteed and continuous su...
ONLUS
Onlus is the acronym for Non-Profit Organization of Social Utility and defines a qualification relevant for...
Non-profit organizations with the sta...
Non-profit organizations (NPOs) with legal entity status in Ukraine encompass a broad range of organization...
Individual Entrepreneur (IE) status or...
The primary purpose of activity for individual entrepreneurs and LLCs is the generation of profit through t...
Non-profit cooperation / non-profit li...
An Ideelt Aksjeselskap (Ideelt AS) in Norway is a type of limited liability company with an idealistic or n...
Foundation
Charitable foundations in Germany are typically funded through an endowment, which is a pool of assets or c...
Social enterprise (legal status)
Non-profit legal entities (association, institution, institution), as well as commercial companies, coopera...
Limited Company
Limited Şirket is a flexible and straightforward legal structure that is well-suited for small to medium-si...

Legislation Info

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