Funded by: European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency

Financing agreement: 101121661 — BFSE-B2B — SMP-COSME-2022-BUYSOCIALB2BMARKET

Total value: 345 434.52 EUR

Contribution: 10%

Period: 1st of May 2024 – 31st of Octomber 2024

Coordinator: DIESIS NETWORK

Partners: 

Cgm Consorzio Nazionale Della Cooperazione Sociale Gino Mattarelli - Societa' Cooperativa Sociale (CONSORZIO CGM)

Camera Di Commercio Industria Artigianato Agricoltura Di Torino

Fundacija Za Izboljsanje Zaposlitvenih Moznosti Prizma Ustanova (PRIZMA)

Knof Zavod Za Kreativni Razvoj Posavaja - Socialno Podjetje (KNOF, so.p.)

Fundatia Alaturi De Voi Romania

Stowarzyszenie Na Rzecz Spoldzielni

Gospodarska Zbornica Slovenije

Camera De Comert Si Industrie Iasi

About the project

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BUYSOCIAL develops a model of training and B2B events, with the aim of improving the competitiveness and commercial capacity of the social enterprises. It will foresee business agreements serving the interests of both for-profit and social enterprises seeking to cultivate new, valuable business relationships. Additionally, the project will offer targeted training opportunities designed to address the evolving challenges confronting the social enterprise sector.

It has a specific focus on sectors linked to the circular economy, including textile recycling, fashion, and eco-design.

Objectives

• Strengthening partnerships between social enterprises and mainstream business to improve the market for social enterprises’ products and services;
• Foresee business agreements between for profit and SEs, to increase new valuable business relations;
• Improving the competitiveness and commercial capacity of the social enterprises;
• Increase the understanding of social economy organisations’ impact and make them more visible for B2B.

The project will develop activities in 4 different countries: Slovenia, Romania, Italy, and Poland.

Activities and outputs - Romania

• at least 10 B2B meetings with companies that own retail stores or online platforms for selling products and services will be organised to discuss the possibility of listing the products and services of social enterprises under favorable and affordable conditions
• 3 online matching events with social enterprises and companies and 2 online seminars with social entrepreneurs and business entrepreneurs on the topic of socially responsible purchases
• listing products and services of at least 15 social enterprises in 3 offline and online stores
• online campaign to raise awareness and encourage people to buy from social enterprises