Social Enterprise Ecosystems in Croatia and the Western Balkans
Educational Programmes
Estimated Number of Social Enterprises in the Country
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Estimated Number of Donors Supporting Social Enterprises
Albania
SE not part of the formal education system; some private universities and young scholars focus on SE
900; budget of EUR 50k
9 sources- mostly focused on CSOs and SMEs; - 3 national, others foreign
Bosnia & Herzegovina
SE not part of the formal education system; several youth entrepreneurship focused initiatives
30 (excluding coops most are not SEs)
25-30 sources- mostly focused on CSOs or SMEs, mostly foreign; UniCredit focus on SEs
Croatia
SE not embedded in education system; 2 private universities (SZEM and VERN) and 2 public (Faculty of Economics at University of Zagreb, Course on Nonprofits; School of Social Work, Lectures)
90-2000
5 sources, - 3 specifically for SEs; 2 for SMEs
Kosovo
SE not integrated in entrepreneurship education
30-100; 71% budget of EUR 25K or less
6 sources - mostly for CSOs or SMEs, mostly foreign
FYR Macedonia
2 programmes- 1 social entrepreneurship, 1 social innovation
40-70; majority budget of EUR 100K or less
7 sources - mostly for CSOs or SMEs, mostly foreign
Montenegro
SE is not integrated in entrepreneurship education
20-30; no data on revenue turnover
4 sources- mostly for CSOs or SMEs; mostly foreign
2 programmes- 1 for city of Belgrade but focused more on employment; 1 University of Belgrade. Otherwise entrepreneurship education but several target women and youth
1,196; no data on turnover
7 sources- some for SEs and most for CSOs or SMEs; mostly foreign
Serbia
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