Teaching Tool

The teaching tool will build on the comprehensive understanding of the embeddedness of social enterprises and of factors for their success acquired through the first two work packages. The tool will comprise the following: 1. A theoretical introduction into the concept and development of social enterprises. This part will be formed by the comparative reports on the evolution of social enterprises, their environment and internal structures as compiled in Work Package 1 of the project. 2. A best practices part on how to deal with challenges faced by social enterprises in different national and local settings. This part will be based on the case studies and lessons learned from Work Package 2. After the conference (deliverable 3.4), the elements of the best practices guide will be compiled by the partners. Its primary target group consists of (future) managers of social enterprises who shall be equipped with hands-on knowledge of the opportunities and pitfalls of setting up a social enterprise.