Toby Johnson, AEIDL, 28 January 2015

SEN’s 18 good practices recommendations

Trento, September 2013

SEN’s 18 good practices recommendations

15 key recommendations

Inside government

• Policy co-ordination• Vertical coherence• Stakeholder partnerships• Visibility• Impact measurement• Legal and fiscal frameworks• Public procurement• Research

On the ground

• Entrepreneurship education• Braided support• Tailored support for start-up and growth• Leadership training• Consortia and social franchising • Social innovation• Finance

1st lesson – strategic partnership and policy co-ordination

Policy co-ordination

Social enterprises have an impact that transcends conventional policy pillars (economic, social, local development). Ensure policy coherence by establishing a cross-departmental co-ordinating body.

Working Group for Systemic Solutions (PL)Social enterprise strategy (SC)

Stakeholder partnershipDevelop and implement policy for social enterprise through stakeholder partnerships with the representative organisations of social enterprises and with the ecosystem of support.

Intervento 18 (Trento, IT)Low Moss Public Social Partnership (SC)

ESIFs – Partnership is not optional

Code of conduct:• partners should be representative• transparent selection• involved in the preparation and

implementation of the Partnership Agreement and programmes

• on monitoring committees• capacity building, exchange of

experience and mutual learning• subject to assessment

2nd lesson – visibility and identity

3rd lesson – Consortia & social franchising

4th lesson – mixed finance

Finance• Combine different types of tools

(grant, loan, guarantee etc.)• Multiple sources (public, ESF, ERDF)• Growing emphasis on private and

social economy financial institutions• Accompanied by business supportGlobal grants (CZ)ESFund/TISE (PL) Mikrofonden Väst (SE)Social impact bond (EN)

5th lesson – braided support

2 levels: •mainstream business advisers•a specialist support infrastructure, well linked to existing federal and support bodies of the social economy

Enterprising Together! (FI)

6th lesson – Procurement for quality

Socially responsible public procurement:•smaller contract size•social clauses Guidance and training: •for procurement officials•tender-readiness for social enterprisesGuidelines for Social Clauses (BE)Social Value Act (EN)Steps to Success (EN)

ESIFs – specific prioritiesESF investment priority b(v): Promoting social entrepreneurship and vocational integration in social enterprises and the social and solidarity economy in order to facilitate access to employment

ERDF investment priority 9(c): Providing support for social enterprises

ESF d(1) – institutional capacitygovernance & policy co-ordinationpartnerships, pactssocial impact measurementsocially responsible public procurement

ESF d(ii) – capacity building for stakeholders, sectoral pactsconsortium-buildingtender-readiness

ESF a(iii) – self-employment, entrepreneurship & business creation

ESF c(iii) & (iv) – access to lifelong learning, labour market relevance of education &

training systems etc.

support infrastructuretrainingmentoringpeer learningtender readiness

ERDF 1(a & b) – RTD & innovation

partnerships, pactsimpact measurement

ERDF 8(d) – infrastructure for public employment servicespartnerships, pactsconsortia

ESF art. 9 – social innovationESF art. 10 – transnationality

evidence baseresearchimpact measurementpacts

Thank you!