Social Entrepreneurship in Sweden

Project Social entrepreneurship development in Baltic Sea region

is executed under Erasmus + program and co-financed by the
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Support Structures
Funding as capital, salaries and general support
Ekobanken and JAK, (Social Banks)
Microfunds, 3, soon another 10, (Credit Saving Unions)
ALMI (Venture Capital, State)
Economic Agency of growth and Sweden`s Innovation Agency
Vstra Gtalandsregionen (State, Region)
GU Holding (Gothenburg University) (State)
Chalmers Innovation (State, Private)
LEKSELL Social Venture/Inkludera Invest/Reach For Change
Uppstart Malm, AXFOUNDATION, Stila Holding, (Philantropic Ca.)
Social Investment Funds Municipalities (app 70 under
development, easier form of Social Impact Bonds)
Framtidsbanken, Saving Banks (Part of Swedbank)
Crowdculture/Funded by Me. (Crowdfunding)

Incubators/Accelerators
SoPact (Lund University)
SoLab (Mid University)
CESE (Stockholm University)
Chalmers Challenge Lab (Chalmers University of Technology)
SE Forum Outreach
Digital Social Innovation (Lund University and SIDA)
Sfinx Social Firms incubator (Gothenburg)
Another 3-4 under development

Intermediaries
Forum for Social Innovation Sweden
Center fr Publikt Entreprenrskap (Malm, Region Skne, EU)
COOMPANION
Gothenburg Civic Center
SVN (Social Venture Network Sweden)
Impact Invest Scandinavia
Hjrna Hjrta Cash
A number of Connector - Sharing platforms emerging
Power to the Crowd
CONNECTORS Malm

Impact Measurement and Legal

status
Impact Measurement
Forum for Social Innovation in Sweden
EVPA
SROI

Legal Status
-

SVB
Limited Company
Economic Association (Co-operatives)
Some 300 , social firms work integrated social enterprises

How to strenghten the field

In good progress
Procurement
CSR platforms Good Society West Sweden, Win-Win
South Sweden
National agenda for Social Innovation (Sweden`s Innovation
Agency)
Meeting places such as Sweden Science Parks and
Incubators.
SKL, Swedish Local Authorities and Regions

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