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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
“Aleksandr Makarchuk, Activist, IT recruiter for people with disabil...”
“Alla Bochkovskaya — Blogger, co-founder of a prosthetic leg covers ...”
“Ferhan Turhan, Founder of a company hiring people with disabilities...”
“Toma Kakabadze — Social entrepreneur, founder of “Free Space&...”
“Maxim Zhuravlev, web designer, app developer, founder of the web de...”
“Giorgia Scudato, Founder & Manager of a Nursery school”
“Giorgi Dzneladze — Chairman of “Coalition for Independent Liv...”
“Oleksandr Priluzky, Director of a publishing house, activist, Cherkasy”
“Kerstin Gaedicke, founder of a social enterprise from Germany”
“İlknur Peder, Founder of a company for personal consultations ̵...”

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 ...
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
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...
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...
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...
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
Developing and idea
Finances
+5
Making projects
SUYSE: Starting Up Young Social Entrepreneurs 
Coping with Uncertainty & Risk
Finances
Marketing
+2
Video Course on Business Planning and ...
This video course introduces entrepreneurs to the basics of business planning, marketing, law, and financia...
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...
Creativity
Developing and idea
Motivation & Perseverance
+2
Free E-Learning Course for Social Ente...
YES (Youth Entrepreneurship Support) is a free, EU-funded e-learning platform that teaches core entrepreneu...

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
Federal Corporation for SME Development – Federal Institute for Business Support
Funding
Germany
Micro-Mezzanine Fund Germany
Coaching
Mentoring
Networking
Training
+1
Georgia
Entrepreneurs Association
Consulting
Funding
Training
Turkey
Republic of Turkey SME Development-KOSGEB
Coaching
Consulting
Funding
Armenia
Entrepreneurial capacity building for start-ups “Successful start” program
Funding
Networking
Training
Turkey
Ashoka Turkey
Funding
Germany
Start-up loan from European investment Fund
Funding
Republic of Moldova
Support for Starting Your Own Business
Coaching
Mentoring
Networking
Training
+1
Georgia
Social Enterprise Alliance
Coaching
Mentoring
Networking
Training
+1
Armenia
Armenia Startup Academy

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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Cooperative
In many cases an appropriate organizational form for solving societal challanges in a business -like manner...
Limited Liability Company Individual E...
Limited Liability Companies (LLCs), Individual Enterprises, Manufacturing Cooperatives, and other economic ...
Public limited company (AG)
AGs are often chosen by companies seeking to raise significant capital from the public and establish a stro...
Natural Persons (Individuals) register...
Natural persons registered as private entrepreneurs operate with the primary goal of generating profit or i...
Limited liability company (GmbH)
Legal entity for businesses, characterized by limited liability for its owners (shareholders), a minimum sh...
Legal entities – subjects of eco...
Legal entities operating as subjects of economic activity in Ukraine may take any organizational and legal ...
Non-profit organizations (NPOs)
The main purpose of non-profit organizations is to obtain stable financing for guaranteed and continuous su...
Cooperative
A "Kooperatif" in Turkey is a legally recognized cooperative entity where individuals or businesses join fo...
Social cooperative
The Social Cooperative is a particular form of Cooperative aimed at providing services to the person or at ...
Individual Entrepreneur (IE) status or...
The primary purpose of activity for individual entrepreneurs and LLCs is the generation of profit through t...

Legislation Info

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