Social Entrepreneurship for Young Unemployed (SOVET)

The development of the curriculum for Young Social Entrepreneurs, based on ECVET principles, aims to:

• foster their entrepreneurial motivation, skills and mindset.
• raise the learners’ awareness of the various aspects of starting up and running a successful business and social enterprise - legal, financial, managerial, leadership, marketing, etc.
• provide a comprehensive online learning environment combining theory, practice, online coaching from experienced trainers and mentors, active networking with peers and opportunity to attract potential investors;
• The inspiring experiential learning journey will be based around tasks, missions and challenges, through which – enabled by the game elements of the platform– the users will develop the basic knowledge, skills and mindset, required to become social entrepreneurs.



The main topics covered through this course are:

• The concepts of social entrepreneurship and social innovation
• Social issues, unmet needs and opportunities
• How to realize social projects
• Legal framework, management and administration of the entity
• Creating a business model
• Marketing and communication strategies
• Fundraising and attracting investors
• Business plan preparation
• Networking, management and human resources
• How to assess impact, ensure sustainability and growth

The educational material has been developed by project partners in the frame of the ERASMUS+ project “SO VET – Social Entrepreneurship as an Alternative for Young Unemployed”.

The educational material has been developed by project partners in the frame of the ERASMUS+ project “SO VET – Social Entrepreneurship as an Alternative for Young Unemployed”.