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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
“Katrin Putschbach and Daniela Thörner, founders of a social enterpr...”
“Finn Arild Thordarson, General Manager at Supervisuell”
“Aljoša Škaper – Founder of the web-portal – www.pridem....”
“İlknur Peder, Founder of a company for personal consultations ̵...”
“Jure Srebrovič – founder of the personal assistance institution”
“Ali Aydoğmuş – Social Entrepreneur from Turkey, Izmir, FOUNDE...”
“Anna Fryxelius  – Entrepreneur, coach, health consultant from...”
“Giorgia Scudato, Founder & Manager of a Nursery school”
“Bogdan Babšek, owner of Batis Plus, company that specializes in pri...”
“Raul Pietrobon, the owner of Cambratech – goods for visually impai...”

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
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
+7
ELDORA_HANDBOOK
How to establish and manage social enterprises? Handbook
Dealing with Others
Motivation & Perseverance
Planning & Management
+2
Increase productivity at work – ...
Become better at managing your time, and learn how delegation and prioritisation can help you work more eff...
Creativity
Dealing with Others
Developing and idea
+3
ENTRE4ALL E-LEARNING PLATFORM
The Course addresses the need of people with disabilities to acquire Entrepreneurial, Digital, Financial, ...
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...
Creativity
Developing and idea
Finances
+5
Making projects
SUYSE: Starting Up Young Social Entrepreneurs 
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
Developing and idea
ICT
+4
TE.EN. Farm – Entrepreneurship ...
TE.EN. Farm is an Erasmus+ project aimed at integrating Entrepreneurship Education (EE) into technical seco...
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
Finances
ICT
+2
Get a business online – Google b...
Find out how to build a digital presence, sell to customers online, and stay safe from hackers.

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
Germany
Support for starting a business from Federal Employment Agency
Funding
Networking
Training
Turkey
Ashoka Turkey
Funding
Slovenia
SPIRIT Slovenia – Public Agency for Entrepreneurship
Training
Turkey
Training programs from the Ministry of Commerce
Funding
Germany
Start-up loan from European investment Fund
Funding
Germany
Starting a business with a disability – grants and subsidies from Integration office
Consulting
Funding
Training
Turkey
Republic of Turkey SME Development-KOSGEB
Networking
Germany
Trade fair program
Funding
Germany
Start-up grant from IHK Cologne
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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Foundation
Charitable foundations in Germany are typically funded through an endowment, which is a pool of assets or c...
Public limited company (AG)
AGs are often chosen by companies seeking to raise significant capital from the public and establish a stro...
Social enterprises
The Social Enterprise is a private entity that carries out a business activity of general interest, non-pro...
Limited Company
Limited Şirket is a flexible and straightforward legal structure that is well-suited for small to medium-si...
Cooperative
A "Kooperatif" in Turkey is a legally recognized cooperative entity where individuals or businesses join fo...
Foundation
Most often used for finacial resources set aside for a good cause. This too is an organization that owns it...
ONLUS
Onlus is the acronym for Non-Profit Organization of Social Utility and defines a qualification relevant for...
Joint stock company (AS) / limited com...
The most chosen form of organizational and legal form of company in Norway, both for ordinary companies and...
Non-profit organization (NPO)
Non-profit organizations (NPOs) in Germany are legal entities primarily engaged in charitable, social, or p...
Social enterprise (legal status)
Non-profit legal entities (association, institution, institution), as well as commercial companies, coopera...

Legislation Info

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

Compare different legal form of entrepreneurship to choose which one is right for you
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