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  • Introduction

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    The OECD highlights the need for an Early Warning System to help micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) avoid bankruptcy. Many MSME, Social Enterprise (SE) included, owners underestimate risks and fail to take proactive measures.

    By the time a risk materializes, it’s often too late. That’s why businesses must identify risks early, develop action plans, and continuously reassess their strategies. Internal risks (e.g., technical challenges) are within a company’s control, while external risks (e.g., market shifts, crises like pandemics or wars) require mitigation strategies.

    For social enterprises, risk management is essential to balancing social impact with financial sustainability. Without it, SEs may struggle to survive in the market. Effective risk management helps them stay resilient, adapt to challenges, and remain focused on their mission.

  • Risk identification methods

    This unit explores the risk identification methods, techniques, and instruments used for identifying factors that can cause difficulties in doing business. Risk Management is a critical aspect of organizational strategy and operations. It helps businesses and individuals identify, assess, and mitigate potential risks that could negatively impact their objectives.

    Social Enterprises (SEs) are exposed to different types of risks that can seriously threaten their business. To ensure business operations in case of adverse circumstances, preventive planning and taking steps are necessary to reduce the consequences, enable the continuation of work, and recover from unplanned interruptions of business operations. Risk Management implies an approach to the entire business that consists of policies, procedures, guidelines and related resources, organizational roles, responsibilities, and authorizations, as well as planning activities that enable functioning in case of unforeseen circumstances.