Community social enterprises play a pivotal role in strong, resilient and social neighborhoods. The ‘commons-movement’ is in a lift in the Netherlands, especially when we look at entrepreneurial cooperatives. At the same time, the Dutch ecosystem can a lot from other (European) countries. In particular the Scottish ecosystem is a good example. We invite community entrepreneurs, policy makers and intermediaries from Scotland, the Netherlands and other countries to participate in a discussion on how to build a thriving community enterprise ecosystem. 

About Social Enterprise World Forum
This event is a ‘fringe event’, part of the Social Enterprise World Forum. The Social Enterprise World Forum the biggest international conference about social entrepreneurship. This annual event brings together thousands of social enterprise leaders, policymakers and purpose-led people with one goal: to raise awareness of social enterprise as an expanding global mechanism for social change. Each year, they moves around the world, working with a different co-host to bring you challenging, topical programmes featuring local, national and international expertise. In 2023, the spotlight is on the Netherlands. The main event is on the 11th and 12th of october. On the 10th multiple ‘fringe events’ will be organised, each with a specific focus. The event is one of the sixteen fringe events and will focus on community entrepreneurship.

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