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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
“Ferhan Turhan, Founder of a company hiring people with disabilities...”
“Burhan Oral – founder of a technological company for facilita...”
“Giovanni Bellante, founder of a social and education center from Pa...”
“Suren Maghakyan, Founder of a camp for children with disabilities”
“Dr. Jan Blüher, the founder of “VisorApp” from Germany”
“Ilka Roggmann-Mäckel, a Senior Citizen Assistant from Germany”
“Roman Aranin, Inventor, entrepreneur, activist, CEO of the factory ...”
“Alla Bochkovskaya — Blogger, co-founder of a prosthetic leg covers ...”
“Toma Kakabadze — Social entrepreneur, founder of “Free Space&...”
“Jure Srebrovič – founder of the personal assistance institution”

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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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...
Creativity
Dealing with Others
Developing and idea
+5
IN SITU Socio Cultural Education training
Knowledge and skills for initiating, developing, and supporting social initiatives.
Coping with Uncertainty & Risk
Developing and idea
Finances
+4
“How to Do Social Entrepreneurship” as...
This Armenian-language guidebook supports early-stage social entrepreneurs with structured guidance, practi...
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
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...
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...
Developing and idea
Learning through Experience
Mobilising Resources
+2
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 ...
Dealing with Others
Developing and idea
Finances
+4
ENTERPRISE – “ENTrepreneuship Experien...
“ENTrepreneuship Experience and Rising Professionals In Sustainable Europe” course will foster in young stu...
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...
Coping with Uncertainty & Risk
Developing and idea
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
+4
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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Funding
Russia
“My Business” Centers – Comprehensive SME Support
Coaching
Consulting
Funding
Networking
Training
+2
Armenia
Social Entrepreneurship Development Programme
Funding
Russia
Financial Support for SMEs
Coaching
Mentoring
Networking
Belarus
OJSC “Mogilev Regional Development Agency”
Consulting
Funding
Training
Armenia
Helping small and medium enterprises cope with effects of Covid-19
Consulting
Funding
Belarus
Accounting and reporting consulting
Coaching
Mentoring
Networking
Training
+1
Georgia
Entrepreneurs Association
Consulting
Georgia
Spark – Business Accelerator
Funding
Georgia
Micro and Small Business Support Program
Networking
Russia
“Boiling Point” Network

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 or Integration Socia...
A Social Enterprise (SE) is an enterprise established by public associations, foundations, religious organi...
Non-profit organizations (Public Assoc...
A non-profit organization (NPO) is a legal entity whose purpose is other than the generation of income, and...
Limited Liability Company Individual E...
Limited Liability Companies (LLCs), Individual Enterprises, Manufacturing Cooperatives, and other economic ...
Enterprises founded by the Association...
Specialized companies are enterprises whose targeted activities focus on the development and preservation o...
Non-profit organization (NPO)
Non-profit organizations (NPOs) in Germany are legal entities primarily engaged in charitable, social, or p...
Non-profit organizations with the sta...
Non-profit organizations (NPOs) with legal entity status in Ukraine encompass a broad range of organization...
Entrepreneurial Legal Entity/ Bussines...
Georgian legislation distinguishes between several legal forms of entrepreneurial legal entities: a general...
Non-profit organization (Civil Society...
A non-profit organization is characterized by the fact that the organization’s property — including p...
Association
A charitable association in Germany is known as a "gemeinnütziger Verein." It is a specific legal form of a...
Legal entities – subjects of eco...
Legal entities operating as subjects of economic activity in Ukraine may take any organizational and legal ...

Legislation Info

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