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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
“Ashot Mkrtchyan — Founder of an inclusive gym, PwD rights activist,...”
“Giorgi Dzneladze — Chairman of “Coalition for Independent Liv...”
“Anja Winter, self-employed museum guide for people with sensory dis...”
“Renato Brignone, the founder of “Tompoma” – Manufacturing of high-q...”
“Dr. Jan Blüher, the founder of “VisorApp” from Germany”
“Bogdan Babšek, owner of Batis Plus, company that specializes in pri...”
“İlknur Peder, Founder of a company for personal consultations ̵...”
“Toma Kakabadze — Social entrepreneur, founder of “Free Space&...”
“Raul Pietrobon, the owner of Cambratech – goods for visually impai...”
“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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Dealing with Others
Motivation & Perseverance
Planning & Management
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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
Developing and idea
Finances
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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
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IN SITU Socio Cultural Education training
Knowledge and skills for initiating, developing, and supporting social initiatives.
Developing and idea
Mobilising Resources
Motivation & Perseverance
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ONLINE COURSE “SOCIAL ENTREPRENE...
This free five-week Prometheus course, a Ukrainian-American collaboration, teaches how to launch, finance, ...
Coping with Uncertainty & Risk
Creativity
Dealing with Others
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E-TRIM – Intermediate Module
The "Entrepreneurship, Technology and Restructuring Management” (E-TRIM) course covers information about en...
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
Finances
Learning through Experience
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Social Enterprise: From Idea to Start
This publication is intended for people interested in creating a social enterprise. It presents examples fr...
Coping with Uncertainty & Risk
Creativity
Dealing with Others
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Social ENTrepreneurship for IMmigrants
The educational material (tools and methodology) have been developed by project partners in the frame of SE...
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...
Coping with Uncertainty & Risk
Developing and idea
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
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TE.EN. Farm – Entrepreneurship ...
TE.EN. Farm is an Erasmus+ project aimed at integrating Entrepreneurship Education (EE) into technical seco...

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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Russia
Sberbank – Business Lessons
Funding
Russia
Federal Corporation for SME Development – Federal Institute for Business Support
Coaching
Mentoring
Networking
Georgia
Business Professionals Network
Funding
Russia
Financial Support for SMEs
Networking
Training
Armenia
EU4Youth: Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development (SEED)
Consulting
Other
Belarus
RUE “Agency for Development and Investment Promotion”
Coaching
Consulting
Funding
Incubators
Mentoring
Networking
Training
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Republic of Moldova
ODIMM Programs – Financial Support for Small and Medium Enterprises
Funding
Slovenia
SPIRIT Slovenia – Public Agency for Entrepreneurship
Networking
Georgia
Startup Friendly
Funding
Republic of Moldova
Support for Starting Your Own Business

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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Social enterprise (legal status)
Non-profit legal entities (association, institution, institution), as well as commercial companies, coopera...
Enterprises founded by the Association...
Specialized companies are enterprises whose targeted activities focus on the development and preservation o...
Limited Company
Limited Şirket is a flexible and straightforward legal structure that is well-suited for small to medium-si...
Individual entrepreneurs, including p...
Individual entrepreneurs, including persons with disabilities, operate with the primary goal of generating ...
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...
Commercial organizations (mainly as LLCs)
Legal Framework for Social Entrepreneurship (Organizational and Legal Form: Commercial Organization / Limit...
Association
A charitable association in Germany is known as a "gemeinnütziger Verein." It is a specific legal form of a...
Non-entepreneural (non-commercial) leg...
Most social enterprises in Georgia exist in the legal form of a non-profit (non-commercial) legal entity. U...
Non-profit organizations (Public Assoc...
A non-profit organization (NPO) is a legal entity whose purpose is other than the generation of income, and...

Legislation Info

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