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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
“Anush Aslanyan — Social entrepreneur, founder of “EREO style&...”
“Aljoša Škaper – Founder of the web-portal – www.pridem....”
“Bogdan Babšek, owner of Batis Plus, company that specializes in pri...”
“Ali Aydoğmuş, social entrepreneur from Izmir, Turkey, founder of a ...”
“Anja Winter, self-employed museum guide for people with sensory dis...”
“Burhan Oral – founder of a technological company for facilita...”
“Oleksandr Priluzky, Director of a publishing house, activist, Cherkasy”
“Dr. Jan Blüher, the founder of “VisorApp” from Germany”
“Katrin Putschbach and Daniela Thörner, founders of a social enterpr...”
“Anna Goguadze — Social entrepreneur, owner of Café “Mziuri...”

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
Learning through Experience
Mobilising Resources
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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
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.
Creativity
Developing and idea
Learning through Experience
+4
How to Build a Compelling Competitive ...
HubSpot Academy free course. In this course you will learn how to build a robust competitive strategy that ...
Coping with Uncertainty & Risk
Creativity
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
+3
UKRAINIAN SOCIAL ACADEMY — FROM IDEA T...
This online pre-accelerator by the Ukrainian Social Academy, developed with the University of Vienna and Sa...
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
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...
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
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
A selection of webinars by industry an...
Free, no registration required. The duration of the webinar is 1 hour on average.

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
Russia
“My Business” Centers – Comprehensive SME Support
Networking
Training
Armenia
Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs (EYE)
Coaching
Mentoring
Networking
Training
+1
Republic of Moldova
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Moldova
Consulting
Other
Belarus
RUE “Agency for Development and Investment Promotion”
Consulting
Funding
Other
Armenia
Enterprise Incubator Foundation
Consulting
Funding
Networking
Other
+1
Ukraine
Diia Business Portal – Support for Entrepreneurs
Funding
Other
Ukraine
Financial Support for Organizations and Enterprises of Persons with Disabilities
Training
Turkey
Training programs from the Ministry of Commerce
Coaching
Mentoring
Networking
Training
+1
Republic of Moldova
ECO-Răzeni – Social Entrepreneurship Development Initiative in Moldova
Funding
Networking
Training
Turkey
Ashoka Turkey

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 (NPOs)
The main purpose of non-profit organizations is to obtain stable financing for guaranteed and continuous su...
Enterprises founded by the Association...
Specialized companies are enterprises whose targeted activities focus on the development and preservation o...
Entrepreneurial Legal Entity/ Bussines...
Georgian legislation distinguishes between several legal forms of entrepreneurial legal entities: a general...
Commercial organizations (mainly as LLCs)
Legal Framework for Social Entrepreneurship (Organizational and Legal Form: Commercial Organization / Limit...
Public limited company (AG)
AGs are often chosen by companies seeking to raise significant capital from the public and establish a stro...
Association
The most used organizational and legal form after joint stock company. Such an organization "owns itself", ...
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...
Non-profit organizations (Public Assoc...
A non-profit organization (NPO) is a legal entity whose purpose is other than the generation of income, and...
Association
A charitable association in Germany is known as a "gemeinnütziger Verein." It is a specific legal form of a...
Limited liability company (GmbH)
Legal entity for businesses, characterized by limited liability for its owners (shareholders), a minimum sh...

Legislation Info

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