The OECD and the European Commission are working to identify, assess and advise EU Member States in the design and implementation of integrated policies & programmes for social enterprises.
In line with this, they developed, together with relevant social economy stakeholders (including public sector, business development support structures, finance providers and academia), the Better Entrepreneurship Online Tool. The online tool, that is currently in a test phase, will allow users to assess and learn about social enterprise ecosystems.
The Better Entrepreneurship Online Tool covers 7 action areas that are critical to the social enterprise ecosystem:
social entrepreneurship culture
social economy engagement
the institutional, legal and regulatory frameworks
access to finance and markets
skills and business development support
impact measurement
reporting.