INTERREG IIIC

Social on Business
Business Start-up Provision for
Disadvantaged People

SEEDA
Project part-financed by the EU
About GROW
Social on Business GROW brings together five European regions: South East England (UK), Emilia-Romagna (Italy), Noord-Brabant (Netherlands), Malopolska (Poland) and Andalucía (Spain). All are experiencing rapid growth and share a vision of “smart growth” rather than growth at all costs.

With a budget of €7.5 million, GROW has supported 16 international projects. Eighty organisations are involved in the joint implementation of the EU’s Lisbon and Gothenburg Agenda, providing more jobs, better jobs and improved social cohesion and protecting the environment.

The GROW programme was initiated by the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) in collaboration with the South East England Regional Assembly and the Environment Agency. After just one year in operation, GROW was selected as a best practice example and presented to the EU Member States and the European Commission in July 2006.

GROW has succeeded in catalysing changes and bringing together organisations with different expectations from social, business and environmental backgrounds, all joining forces to deliver high-impact projects to improve the lives of millions of people.

News from Grow
Social on Business Project
A number of conclusions from the Social on Business project mirror proposals made under the Governments Business Simplification Programme. John Mitchell project manager for the Social on Business project in the South East of England said “it is interesting to note that whilst the initiatives have developed along separate lines a number of findings from the Social on Business project are similar to proposals made for business start-up support for disadvantaged groups contained in the Business Simplification Programme.”
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Background
Fundación Red Andalucía Emprende
The Fundación Red Andalucía Emprende is a non profit making organisation dedicated to supporting the economic activity in the Community of Andalusia, whose objectives are centered around the promotion of entrepreneurial culture and the creation and consolidation of enterprises....
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Social on Business Report
1. Aim of the Research Study
The principle aim of the research study was to establish the extent and robustness of provision provided to support disadvantaged people across the SEEDA Region who wanted to start their own business and whether it was “fit for purpose”...
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