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Year: 2024
Published in: YouTube
Cited as: “Paving the way: the German strategy for social entrepreneurship” YouTube, uploaded by @EuclidNetwork, 8 January 2025, https://youtu.be/EZAAmWribpE
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Paving the way: the German strategy for social entrepreneurship
Abstract
In this fifth episode of Season 2 of The Social Economist, our second mini-series continues! Following on from our focus on the European Council Recommendations, we’re excited to be taking a closer look at the exciting strategy adopted in Germany in 2022. This interview was however recorded before the recent political changes in Germany leading to an early election in 2025. In this second episode of this mini-series, host Toby Gazeley from Euclid Network is joined by Jessamine Davis from the SEND to understand how the new national strategy has been developed, what has led to its adoption and what it should mean for social enterprises. Toby and Jess cover many of the key areas in the German strategy. Jess highlighted the importance of the German Social Enterprise Monitor, part of ESEM, for raising awareness and understanding of social enterprise as well as establishing an agreed definition for social enterprise. Jess also highlighted the importance of champions within the government for supporting social entrepreneurship as well as several key support measures including opening new investment opportunities for social enterprises, developing a platform for social innovation and opening up procurement opportunities.
