Agency for the sustainability of social enterprises

B - IMPACT ON SOCIETY AND ECONOMY

B1 - How has the GP impacted on the following?

B1a - Legal/financial exclusion
Neutral impacts
Any other comments?

B1b - Creation or conservation of local employment
Positive impacts
Any other comments?
The Agency has used promotion and awareness-raising strategies to identify new business areas covered by for-profit and public administrations in order to foster employment opportunities for disadvantaged people within social enterprises.

B1c - Adaptation to new realities
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
The Agency has been involved with a range of organisations (public, private and social), which has enabled it to plan dedicated action and strategies in tune with enterprise requirements.

B1d - Cross sectoral working
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
The Agency's partnership and staff have enabled the public, private and not-for-profit sectors to forge stronger links.

B1e - Enablement of social enterpreneurship
Positive impacts
Any other comments?
Some synergies between public administrations and social enterprises and between for-profit enterprises and social enterprises have enabled social enterprises to branch into new areas of business and to foster positive exchanges of know-how between for-profit and not-for-profit enterprises.

B1f - Amenities for local people
Positive impacts
Any other comments?
The Agency provides its services to social enterprises, for-profit enterprises and public administrations that are interested in the abovementioned issues.

B1g - Educational opportunities
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
The beneficiaries of the Agency's services have received information, consultancy and expert support.

B1h - Crisis response
Positive impacts
Any other comments?
The synergies that the Agency has helped to build or strengthen have enabled social enterprises to broaden their areas of business. Furthermore organisational consultancy has enabled them to streamline some of their organisational processes, thus making them less costly.

B1i - Local financial environment for social enterpreneurs
Positive impacts
Any other comments?
The Agency has cooperated with a local bank to promote low-interest loans designed specifically for social enterprises.

B1j - Local policy environment for social enterpreneurs
Positive impacts
Any other comments?
The Agency has worked with some public administrations that have used legislation to promote the employment of disadvantaged people in their outsourced services, suggesting there is a political will to address the issue.

B1k - National financial environment for social enterpreneurs
Neutral impacts
Any other comments?

B1l - National policy environment for social enterpreneurs
Neutral impacts
Any other comments?