Spring is just around the corner and so are a couple of gatherings among the social enterprise community.
Social Enterprise Exchange
Organized by Social Enterprise Scotland, the Social Enterprise Exchange will be held in Glasgow, Scotland on March 21. The exchange is dubbed as one of the biggest events for social enterprises in Scotland this year. At the exchange, there is expected to be about 150 exhibitors that are either social enterprises or firms supporting the sector.
Speakers include a mix of representatives from the City Health Care Partnership CIC, Buzzbnk, Social Investment Scotland, and PwC, to name but a few. Approximately 1,000 attendees are expected to attend at this point.
European Forum on Social Entrepreneurship
Similarly on March 21, the European Forum on Social Entrepreneurship will converge on Plovdiv, Bulgaria for a 4-day event ending March 24.
The Forum will include a conference called “The Social Entrepreneurship – A Basis for Sustainable Growth” and the Second European Fair of Social Enterprises and Cooperatives of Persons with Disabilities. It will be held jointly by European Commission, the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, CECOP, and the Agency for Disabled People.
Expected attendees include representatives from 70 enterprises from Bulgaria and 17 social enterprises and cooperatives from Belgium, Italy, Rumania, Serbia, Austria, Norway, Greece, and Malta.
The goal of the Forum is to help further develop social entrepreneurship, the social economy, and the promotion of employment for persons with disabilities.