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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
“İlknur Peder, Founder of a company for personal consultations ̵...”
“Sergiu Obadae, Carpenter, Chisinau”
“Jure Srebrovič – founder of the personal assistance institution”
“Andrey Zelenov, traveler, co-founder of the project “Crazy Tr...”
“Olga Poloshovets, Founder of the inclusive social and cultural cent...”
“Aljoša Škaper – Founder of the web-portal – www.pridem....”
“Renato Brignone, the founder of “Tompoma” – Manufacturing of high-q...”
“Anush Aslanyan — Social entrepreneur, founder of “EREO style&...”
“Finn Arild Thordarson, General Manager at Supervisuell”
“Ilka Roggmann-Mäckel, a Senior Citizen Assistant from Germany”

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
Developing and idea
Finances
+3
Advanced Online Social Entrepreneurship
This online course from Armenia provides an introduction and five thematic modules on social entrepreneursh...
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...
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...
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
Creativity
Dealing with Others
+8
Startup School: From Idea to Business ...
Startup School is an online training program for entrepreneurs that helps participants strengthen their bus...
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...
Finances
How to Write a Business Plan
This online course introduces the structure and main components of business planning, including market anal...
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...
Creativity
Dealing with Others
Developing and idea
+6
Social Entrepreneurship Course
An online course for aspiring and active social entrepreneurs and non-profit representatives who want to cr...

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
Funding
Training
Armenia
Helping small and medium enterprises cope with effects of Covid-19
Funding
Belarus
Belarusian Fund for Financial Support of Entrepreneurs
Funding
Other
Ukraine
Financial Support for Organizations and Enterprises of Persons with Disabilities
Training
Turkey
Training programs from the Ministry of Commerce
Consulting
Mentoring
Networking
Training
+1
Republic of Moldova
ECOVISIO Moldova – Training and Support for Social Entrepreneurship
Networking
Georgia
Service Center
Consulting
Funding
Training
Turkey
Republic of Turkey SME Development-KOSGEB
Funding
Republic of Moldova
Support for Local Initiative Projects
Coaching
Mentoring
Networking
Belarus
OJSC “Mogilev Regional Development Agency”
Funding
Germany
Micro-Mezzanine Fund Germany

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 cooperation / non-profit li...
An Ideelt Aksjeselskap (Ideelt AS) in Norway is a type of limited liability company with an idealistic or n...
Association
The most used organizational and legal form after joint stock company. Such an organization "owns itself", ...
Social cooperative
The Social Cooperative is a particular form of Cooperative aimed at providing services to the person or at ...
Non-profit organization (NPO)
Non-profit organizations (NPOs) in Germany are legal entities primarily engaged in charitable, social, or p...
Self-employed persons (natural persons...
Self-employed persons are natural persons who operate with the primary goal of generating profit or income,...
Commercial organizations (mainly as LLCs)
Legal Framework for Social Entrepreneurship (Organizational and Legal Form: Commercial Organization / Limit...
Individual Entrepreneur (IE) status or...
The primary purpose of activity for individual entrepreneurs and LLCs is the generation of profit through t...
Legal entities – subjects of eco...
Legal entities operating as subjects of economic activity in Ukraine may take any organizational and legal ...
Self-employed person (individual or se...
A self-employed person in Belarus operates with the primary goal of generating profit while simultaneously ...
Cooperative
In many cases an appropriate organizational form for solving societal challanges in a business -like manner...

Legislation Info

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