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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
“Olga Afanas, educator, psychologist, personal coach, activist, Chis...”
“Oleksandr Priluzky, Director of a publishing house, activist, Cherkasy”
“Andrey Zelenov, traveler, co-founder of the project “Crazy Tr...”
“Sergiu Obadae, Carpenter, Chisinau”
“Bogdan Babšek, owner of Batis Plus, company that specializes in pri...”
“Roman Aranin, Inventor, entrepreneur, activist, CEO of the factory ...”
“Ali Aydoğmuş, social entrepreneur from Izmir, Turkey, founder of a ...”
“Suren Maghakyan, Founder of a camp for children with disabilities”
“Anna Fryxelius  – Entrepreneur, coach, health consultant from...”
“Artem Plaksin, app developer, web designer, tester, team leader, Sa...”

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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Developing and idea
Planning & Management
Self-Awareness & Self Efficacy
+1
Chor (Dry) Marketing as a Resource for...
This resource offers freely accessible videos and webinars on marketing, sales, business, and motivation.
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
Developing and idea
Finances
+5
BSC Publications for Social Enterprise...
BSC publications from Armenia provide relevant knowledge for building and strengthening social enterprises.
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,...
Developing and idea
Mobilising Resources
Motivation & Perseverance
+3
ONLINE COURSE “SOCIAL ENTREPRENE...
This free five-week Prometheus course, a Ukrainian-American collaboration, teaches how to launch, finance, ...
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...
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...
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...
Creativity
Dealing with Others
Developing and idea
+5
IN SITU Socio Cultural Education training
Knowledge and skills for initiating, developing, and supporting social initiatives.

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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Consulting
Other
Belarus
RUE “Agency for Development and Investment Promotion”
Coaching
Mentoring
Networking
Training
+1
Russia
Sberbank – Business Lessons
Networking
Georgia
Startup Friendly
Funding
Belarus
Bodies for Labour, Employment and Social Protection
Networking
Germany
Trade fair program
Funding
Other
Ukraine
Financial Support for Organizations and Enterprises of Persons with Disabilities
Consulting
Training
Armenia
Thematic and sectoral / technology trainings
Funding
Republic of Moldova
Support for Starting Your Own Business
Training
Republic of Moldova
Professional Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities
Funding
Georgia
Micro and Small Business Support 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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Non-profit organization (NPO)
Non-profit organizations (NPOs) in Germany are legal entities primarily engaged in charitable, social, or p...
Social enterprise (legal status)
Non-profit legal entities (association, institution, institution), as well as commercial companies, coopera...
Non-profit organization (NPO)
Profit-making cannot be the main purpose of activity for non-profit organizations, and it is furthermore pr...
Non-profit organizations (NPOs)
The main purpose of non-profit organizations is to obtain stable financing for guaranteed and continuous su...
Association
A charitable association in Germany is known as a "gemeinnütziger Verein." It is a specific legal form of a...
Sole proprietorships
Unlimited personal responsibility . Owned by a natural person and operated at your own risk and expense. Ca...
Foundation
Most often used for finacial resources set aside for a good cause. This too is an organization that owns it...
Individual entrepreneur
Under Georgian law, an individual entrepreneur is not considered an enterprise in the formal legal sense. H...
Cooperative
In many cases an appropriate organizational form for solving societal challanges in a business -like manner...
Non-profit organization (Civil Society...
A non-profit organization is characterized by the fact that the organization’s property — including p...

Legislation Info

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