Bornova “Social Entrepreneurship” Training

Representatives of non-governmental organizations operating in Bornova learned sustainable income models with the social entrepreneurship training organized in cooperation with Bornova Municipality and Smyrna Business and Professional Women’s Association (SIMKAD).

Bornova Municipality continues its training activities for NGOs operating in Altındag Ataturk Non-Governmental Organizations Campus. In the training organized jointly by the Municipality and SIMKAD, entrepreneur and brand consultant Ismail Hilmi Adiguzel made a presentation on social entrepreneurship and sustainable income models. In the event attended by many people from NGOs working in different fields, examples of commercial initiatives that produce social benefits from Turkey and the world were shared.

Adiguzel shared his experiences

Ismail Hilmi Adiguzel, the founder of Social Business Global (SBG), which focuses on social entrepreneurship and brings together 32 businesses and 362 volunteers from 4 countries, gave information about the concept of social entrepreneurship of NGOs and explained the methods to be applied in the process of transition to a sustainable income model. Examples of social entrepreneurship from Turkey and the world were evaluated, and methods of providing social benefit by developing commercial products were discussed. Adiguzel, who made evaluations about the effects of socially beneficial businesses on social development, shared his experiences in the field of social entrepreneurship, which he stepped into 10 years ago.

President Idug emphasized social entrepreneurship

Stating that commercial production and social benefit are not opposing concepts, Bornova Mayor Dr. Mustafa Idug said, “It is possible to provide social benefit with the commercial products developed. With the widespread acceptance of the understanding of trade shaped through the concept of social entrepreneurship, an important step will be taken for the implementation of sustainable economy models for non-governmental organizations.”

NGO Campus

Bornova Municipality transformed Altındag Ataturk Cultural Center into a Non-Governmental Organizations Campus with the arrangements it made in 2020. The campus serves NGOs with the concept of Co-working Space, the new generation working model of the future, which is the first in Izmir within local governments. In this way, by increasing the communication network of NGOs both among themselves and with the municipality, it creates sustainable working, meeting and event spaces within their productive and creativity.

Source: https://bornova.bel.tr/bornova-sosyal-girisimcilik-egitimi/