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  • Introduction

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    Considering that Social Enterprises (SEs) strive to create a positive social impact while ensuring financial sustainability, obtaining sufficient and appropriate financial resources is more demanding for SEs than for traditional enterprises.

    This Microlearning Module provides information on available financing options for SEs with focus on crowdfunding and presents overview of the three main financial statements and standard structure of a traditional business plan, as well as public procurement opportunities. This topic also facilitates understanding of social impact investors and how SEs can improve chances of securing investment.

  • Social financing. Instruments and best practices. Financing options for Social Enterprises

    This unit provides basic information about financing options for Social Enterprises (SEs) and typical characteristics of each financial instrument. Having in mind that crowdfunding emerged recently, this lecture explains it not only as instrument for raising capital but also as mean that offers a range of additional advantages that traditional financing methods often cannot provide. Although there are different types of crowdfunding, steps for successful crowdfunding campaign are common and include planning, pre-launch preparation, launching and managing campaign and post-campaign activities.