Małgorzata Lublińska Ministry of Regional Development in Poland

The members Polish Ministry of Regional Development ESF Council in Sweden Lombardy Region Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in the Czech Republic ESF Agency in Flanders Ministry of Employment and Economy in Finland ESF MA in England

Key features of BFSE network Increase of knowledge on SE and capacity building for ESF Managing Authorities at national and regional level Help ESF MAs to support the development of SE in OPs and new programmes Identification and exchange of good practices among ESF MAs Continuous dialogue with practictionners, experts and SE networks/organisations Transfer of experiences between countries Develop common solutions, recommendations and tools at European Union level

The strands Social franchising Financial instruments and mechanisms of funds allocation to social economy Measuring social added value Socially responsible public procurement and public social partnership Community law and social services of general interest

The products A set of tools to implement social franchising: directory, guidelines on finance, case studies, web-site, recommendations Overview of attitudes and financial instruments for social economy in NBFSE countries and case studies of selected practices of support Recommendations for the implementation of financial instruments A tool for evaluating the social value

The products Recommendations for socially responsible public procurement and public social partnership in the context of social economy development The application of Socially Responsible Public Procurement and public-social partnership in support to social economy development Community law and social services of general interest in the light of social inclusion

A better future Part 1: The social economy and the 18 investment priorities of the ESF Part 2: thematic recommendations

Overall recommendation European Social Fund support for the social economy should form part of an integrated strategic approach which is designed, implemented and assessed through partnerships.

Thematic objectives and investment priorities Promoting employment and supporting labour mobility Investing in education, skills and lifelong learning Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty Enhancing institutional and administrative capacities

Thematic objectives: some good practices Child care cooperatives Training in partnership Social economy strategies and pacts Financial tools (jeremie, global grants)

Suggestions for the future Coherence Knowledge and information Strong involvement of stakeholders Build capacity of institutions and of SE Measurement and assessment Transnational learning

The Social Entrepreneurship Network Duration: 2 years (Feb Jan 2015) Dual partnership in each country: MA + SE federal and/or support body Lead partner: Polish Ministry of Regional Development Approx. total budget: €

SEN work programme warm-up meeting 5 peer review cycles (15 GPs) dissemination conference Products clickable matrix of good practice policy recommendations structural partnership

Learning areas (clusters) NoClusterPossible components 1 Outreach and accessibility outreach to and accessibility by the most disadvantaged target groups managing diversity partnerships with community groups 2 Start-up support counselling, mentoring, training etc. social innovation incubators (e.g. activity co-operatives etc.) portable record of achievement (‘social entrepreneur’s passport’) 3Finance Microfinance mutual & ethical funds community share issues (crowdsourcing) improving access to Structural Funds instruments: JEREMIE, global grant etc. 4 Consolidation & growth social franchising (code of practice, funding the development phase, trade sectoral approaches) reaching larger markets/public procurement social value measurement 5 Governance & co-ordination partnership with stakeholders local development & co-planning tools policy co-ordination, overcoming silo working, action planning branding & promotion of the support system to potential users sourcing the best services: organising the procurement of business support services (prime contractors, consortia, vouchers) quality assurance: accreditation of advisers & agencies monitoring & evaluation

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