SENSES - First regional stakeholder meeting held in Cakovec, Croatia
25-05-2017
Regional development agency Međimurje REDEA Ltd. held their first regional stakeholder meeting on the 24th May 2017. The aim of the round table was to bring together representatives of cooperatives, associations, companies, institutions, public law bodies and other organizations in the field of social entrepreneurship and find out more about the practices of social enterprises, the current situation on the market, the opportunities and problems that social entrepreneurs encounter in everyday business, criteria defining social entrepreneurs and presenting the opportunities that transnational programs of the European Union provide to organizations in the field of social entrepreneurship with a focus on the SENSES project. Participants in the form of the world cafe method discussed how the existing legal forms meet the needs of social enterprises, practical barriers, financial instruments and impact investments, forms of support as well as partnerships, networks and access to the market. Round table moderator was Stjepan Mikec from ACT Group.