Social on Business - Background

Social on Business
Business Start-up Provision for
Disadvantaged People

Background to the project “Social on Business”

The Social on Business Project was conceived by the four project partners in September 2005. The four principal partners led by the Spanish partner are: -

FUNDACIÓN RED ANDALUCÍA EMPRENDE - Andalucia Spain

FORM.ART. SOC. CONS.ARL. - Emilia Romagna Italy

Enham - South East England UK

MARR - Malopolska Poland

Whilst the project was included in the GROW program under the sub theme of Social Inclusion it in fact impacted upon the other sub-themes of business creation and the environment.

The objectives of the project were fourfold and can be summarised as follows: -

Effecting research into the social factors that limit and condition certain disadvantaged groups to achieve labour market inclusion, as well as to determine what kind of support may be necessary to resolve their problems.

Motivating, training and sensitizing those local agents and all other advisers to be aware of social excluded groups with the objective of encouraging them to become more involved in projects related to the target groups in their local operational area.

Support sustainable business creation within the target group

Conjoint development resulting in specific recommendations (Good Practice Manual) in order to affect social policies at a National/Regional level. To develop alternative strategies to increase social awareness and the competences of social excluded groups, to prevent the creation of stereotypes that may inhibit the target group’s access to employment.

Enham
The ability to choose is fundamental to everyone in society. Enham is a charity that gives disabled adults opportunities to make real choices for a fulfilling life.

FORM.ART. (Emilia – Romagna)
Form.Art. is a training agency, a consortium constituted among entrepreneurial Associations called Confartigianato, working in the craft sector. In Emilia Romagna thirty thousand companies are members of these entrepreneurial Associations. All of them are Micro and Small Enterprises. These companies have between one and thirty employees.

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....

MARR
The Małopolska Agency for Regional Development S.A. (MARR S.A.) established in 1993, carries out activities contributing to the comprehensive development of the Małopolskie Voivodeship.