1. IV Spring Meeting on Social Entrepreneurship and Social Finance and Depopulation in Europe
9th May 2018/Soria (Spain)
Dr. Volker Offermann
Policies to promote Social Entrepreneurship & Social Innovations in Brandenburg

2. Socio-economic Profile
Brandenburg
Socio-economic Profile
2,495 mio inhabitants (2016)
Average age: 46.8 years (2015)
29,478 square km
employees (2017)
Unemployment rate: 7.0 % (2017)
companies
97.8 % micro/small
Estimated 1,000 – 1,500 social enterprises (in a narrow sense) in DE; BB: ?
Self-employment level (2016): BB: 10.3 % (DE: 10.0 %)
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3. Entrepreneurial Stages
Fostering Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial Stages
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4. Network of Counseling Services (Startup Phase/Formation)
Fostering Entrepreneurship
Network of Counseling Services (Startup Phase/Formation)
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5. Orientation & guidance services for start-ups in Brandenburg 2015-2020
Fostering Entrepreneurship
Orientation & guidance services for start-ups in Brandenburg
Volume: € 36 million (30 million ESF, 6 million regional co-financing)
Goals:
mindset activation for entrepreneurship and business succession
support of more than entrepreneurs/successors in Brandenburg in the Startup Phase/Formation per year
securing the sustainability of start-ups
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6. Target Groups Regional business mentoring services (Lotsendienste)
Fostering Entrepreneurship
Target Groups
Regional business mentoring services (Lotsendienste)
Founders at least 30 years of age
Unemployed/employed persons starting up a business in Brandenburg
Entrepreneurship laboratories for young people (Gründungswerkstätten für junge Leute)
support young people up to 30 years to build up their company in Brandenburg
Unemployed or facing unemployment
Completed apprenticeship
Start-up support services at HEI‘s (Gründungsservices an Hochschulen)
Students, scientific staff, former students
Business mentoring service for migrants (Lotsendienst für Migrantinnen und Migranten)
Migrants, refugees looking to set up their own business in Brandenburg

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8. Fostering Entrepreneurship
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9. Social Impact Labs Social Impact Lab
Fostering Social Entrepreneurship
Social Impact Labs
Social Impact Lab
main focus: support of social startups
scholarships including professional consulting, coaching, workshops
co-working spaces
founding support for special target groups
platform for social entrepreneurs, freelancer and companies
room for work, networking and exchange
1 in Brandenburg (Potsdam)
6 more Social Impact Labs in Germany (Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt/Main, Leipzig, Duisburg, Stuttgart)
Social Impact Labs are mainly private financed
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10. Fostering Social Entrepreneurship
Social Impact Lab
main focus: support of social startups
scholarships including professional consulting, coaching, workshops
co-working spaces
founding support for special target groups
platform for social entrepreneurs, freelancer and companies
room for work, networking and exchange
1 in Brandenburg (Potsdam)
6 more Social Impact Labs in Germany (Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt/Main, Leipzig, Duisburg, Stuttgart)
Social Impact Labs are mainly privately financed
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11. Social Impact Labs Outcomes 2011 – 2017
Fostering Social Entrepreneurship
Social Impact Labs
Outcomes 2011 – 2017
Admission of more than 400 teams in Social Startup Programmes
200 new social businesses
More than 1,000 new jobs created
Social Startup teams received more than 170 national & international awards
More than 5 mio EUR mobilized seed capital (partly in 50 crowdfunding campaigns)
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12. Social Impact Labs & Further Activities
Fostering Social Entrepreneurship
Social Impact Labs & Further Activities
Activities for special target groups
Refugees, who want to go back to their home countries:
Welfare associations fostering social innovation/social intrapreneurship
Thematic exchange and support for international partners
Crowdfunding: Social Impact Finance
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13. Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISE) as specific type of SE
WISE is
a company or an operating unit of a company
which employs former long-term unemployed people
who have restrictions on productivity or placement obstacles.
employment is within the scope of social insurance
work is close to the market
products and services are sold on the market
sales cover part of the costs
target is reintegration in the regular labour market
instructors support employees during work
training and qualification is available, if necessary
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14. Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISE) as specific type of SE
grants to support wages (compensation of productivity restrictions and placement obstacles) by Public Employment Service
grants for the instructor costs by the State of Brandenburg;
responsility of instructors:
socio-educational help and advice
professional instruction
max. 4,300 EUR per month
and instructor
staffing ratio:
1 instructor:
5 former long-term unemployed
former long-term unemployed were supported for max. 24 month
Foto: MAZ/René Gaffron
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15. Competition Neutrality for WISEs
production costs
of a commercial
enterprise
production costs
of a Social Factory
instructor costs
public grants
staff costs
staff costs
sales
overhead costs
overhead costs
material costs
material costs
write-down
write-down
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16. „Mikrokredit Brandenburg“
Financing
„Mikrokredit Brandenburg“
„Mikrokredit Brandenburg“ is a loan programme
tailored to the needs of SME
relevant for the Startup Phases Formation, Validation & Growth (max. 10 years after foundtion)
loan capital from 2,000 EUR up to 25,000 Euro
credit period: 5 years
interest rate is low; actually: 1,77 %
single payment of the total amount
no equity capital and no safeties needed
no fees
flexibel monthly repayment
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17. „Mikrokredit Brandenburg“
Financing
„Mikrokredit Brandenburg“
Financing of
equipment
investments (costs of takeover (buy of an enterprise), machines, business equipment etc.)
initial equipping with materials and goods for sale and storage
running costs for rent, lease, staff, marketing, consulting etc.
fees of business registration .
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18. Support of SI by the ESF in the Fund Period 2014-2020
Fostering Social Innovation
Support of SI by the ESF in the Fund Period
Basis: Europe 2020-Strategy & flagship initiatives (especially Innovation Union)
Regulation (EU) 1304/2013, article 9 paragraph 1)
Member states identify „fields for social innovation that correspond to the Member States' specific needs.” (paragraph 2)
Specific needs of Brandenburg
decrease & aging of the population, especially in the rural areas;
safeguarding of skilled work force in the companies;
resource efficient/ ecologically intelligent re-organisation of work & production processes;
solidified long-term unemployment.
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19. „Social Innovations“ within the Brandenburg Programme
Fostering Social Innovation
„Social Innovations“ within the Brandenburg Programme
Types of innovations within the Brandenburg programme
(1): programme innovations, i.e. an employment measure with new objectives and content
(2): process innovations, i.e. changes in the methodical components while performing a measure
(3): structural innovations, i.e. changes in the organisational structures developing and performing an employment measure
a new solution which isn‘t realized in BB yet or
well-known elements will be newly combined or
well-known elements will be applied under new framework conditions
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20. Funded Projects Two types of funded projects
Fostering Social Innovation
Funded Projects
Two types of funded projects
(1) development projects (max. 50,000 EUR)
conceptualisation and preparation of innovative projects
Objective: better solutions for employment problems
at least one partner from another EU-country
Duration: 6 month
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21. Funded Projects (2) Model Projects (max. 300,000 EUR)
Fostering Social Innovation
Funded Projects
(2) Model Projects (max. 300,000 EUR)
Prove of innovative solutions
Objective: implementation of proved approaches
Participation of a foreign partner is explicitly welcome
Duration: 24 month
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22. Possible Areas of Activity for Projects
Fostering Social Innovation
Possible Areas of Activity for Projects
IP: Adaption of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change
development projects
model projects
conceptualisation/prove of
innovative employment measures in entrerprises to overcome the demografical changes in rural areas
innovative approaches for staff recruitment and human resources development
innovative approaches for ecological sustainable organisation of production and work processes
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23. Possible Areas of Activity for Projects
Fostering Social Innovation
Possible Areas of Activity for Projects
IP: Active inclusion, including with a view to equal opportunities & active participation, & improving employability
Development Projects
Model Projects
conceptualization/prove of
innovative employment measures for disadvantaged people in rural areas
innovative employment measures tackling long-term unemployment
innovative target group specific measures to improve employability
innovative ways of economic activities, consumption, work and life together
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24. Thank you for attention!
Gefördert durch das Ministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit, Frauen und Familie
aus Mitteln des Europäischen Sozialfonds und des Landes Brandenburg.
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