1. Social Economy- Social Entrepreneurship
Concept paper for Thessaloniki
Date: 28 March
Venue:
 Thessaloniki City Hall
Partners:
European Union National Institutes of Culture (EUNIC) Cluster in Thessaloniki: British Council,
Goethe, Italian Institute, Cervantes
Municipality of Thessaloniki/ Thessaloniki European Youth Capital 2014
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Unit of Aristotle’s University of Thessaloniki
Anna Lindh Foundation
180o
Paralaxi/ Thessaloniki Allios
KEPA
Partners/networks that it would be useful to involve:
Relevant Chambers of Commerce
Networks of NGOs and Youth Organizations
Programme objectives:
 Raise awareness on Social Entrepreneurship (SE) among young people and policy
makers
 Increase opportunities for sharing expertise on SE
 Facilitate the development of an ecosystem on SE
Target Audience:
 Young entrepreneurs from Northern Greece and Balkans
 Students
 NGOs
 Co-operatives
 Youth networks, business networks
 Representatives from local municipalities, reps from chambers of commerce
Suggested Programme
Presentations, 10:00- 14:00
An introduction to Think Social. Act Business Programme
British Council/EUNIC
Social Entrepreneurship as a key enabler for local growth
EU Representative- expert

2. Social Entrepreneurship in Thessaloniki
Local partners
Engaging with the Youth
Impact Arts, UK
Key skills/qualities of a social entrepreneur
Ashoka
Making impact in deprived communities
Barka Foundation, UK, Poland
Measuring Social Impact
Stone Soup, Spain
The value of networks
Iris Network, Italy
Education for societal Change
Social Entrepreneurship Academy, Germany
Workshops (each one 4 hours long) 15:00- 19:00
Module 1
SE - Social Impact
Module 2
SE - Financial tools
Module 3:
Setting up a social entreprise