ESII

Social innovation processes rely on the inventiveness of citizens, civil society organisations, local communities, businesses and public servants. They are an opportunity both for the public sector and for the markets, so that the products and services better satisfy individual but also collective aspirations. However, this inventiveness needs to be directed and guided towards market-relevant initiatives, to become social businesses, i.e. enterprises with a positive social impact.
Who can offer this guidance and facilitation service? The European ESII, a professional in virtual incubation, that provides expert consulting and tailored workshops to help social entrepreneurs and innovators build the skills, strategies and networks they need to succeed.
Organisations working as consultants, training providers, incubators for traditional business, should get prepared to support also social entrepreneurship and scale up social innovation initiatives, in light of the primary role that social business plays in the economy and in society. That’s why the project intends to deliver a training course to become ESII.
The direct target group includes all existing incubators, chambers of commerce, consultants and business support service providers, as well as students in business and economics, which will benefit from a free training course to help them acquire skills and competences recognised at European level for the experts in social innovation incubation.
Indirect target groups are all the stakeholders that may exploit the outcomes for training activities and internal staff professional development: VET providers, universities, local authorities, traditional businesses (that may be interested in creating links and synergies with social enterprises).