When: 3:30PM, Monday, Feb 2nd
Why it is relevant to class: We'll eventually study social entrepreneurship. This is a unique opportunity to learn about this topic within the context of Europe.
Who will attend: I will try my best, but I have a conflict as of now...
How to attend (RSVP): Genny King
Hope to see you there!
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I attended today and it was pretty interesting. The big take away is that Europe doesn't have a solid definition for social entrepreneurship. The speaker, Bruno Dallago, from Tentro, Italy, was more familiar with his country. Apparently Italy associates Social Cooperatives with Social Entrepreneurship. This model still causes major backlash in country's from former Soviet Russia, which see it as communism in disguise.
Another interesting point is that about 50% of Italians and Germans engage in volunteering.
The main argument he had was that Social Enterprise started in Italy after they signed on to the European Union, where they agreed to reduce their deficit and cut their budget. This meant more taxes and cutting expenses. The hole that quickly developed was met by NGO's and cooperatives which arguably do much more than the welfare state used to with less resources.
Europe is catching on and copying a lot form what the USA is proposing in terms of Social Entrepreneurship, particularly beginning to take interest in the for-profit and revenue-generating models of American Social Enterprises.
Will there be a European Social Enterprise worthy of export to the rest of the world?
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