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Dialogue Beyond Borders.

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Countries whose social enterprises we reviewed.

The first International Social Entrepreneurship Workshop was held in Istanbul in July 2019 with participants from 20 countries. Since then we have been bringing the world together in Turkiye to produce collective solutions to global problems; we discussed social impact models in sessions in Istanbul, Mersin (online), İzmir, Bursa-İnegöl and Tunceli.

* Based on data from the 2020-2025 Impact and Transparency Report.

Dialogue Beyond Borders.

Social Enterprise Data Set.

We examined and reported on 634 social enterprises in detail; this work has become a detailed data set. We share the data set with researchers and entrepreneurs who request it. We believe knowledge grows when it is shared.

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SOCIAL ENTERPRISES REVIEWED

Academic Leadership.

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International academic participants.

In partnership with Mersin University, Turkiye's first, and the world's 26th, Master's Program in Social Entrepreneurship was opened. The Polish International University of Science and Technology also launched its own program based on our work.

Academic Leadership.

Entrepreneurship Library.

With a library network intended to cover 21 entrepreneurship centres in 15 cities, we aim to offer roadmaps grounded in knowledge and experience.

İTO

İTO BTM

In partnership with the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Knowledge Commercialization Center.

G360

Girişim360

In partnership with the Batman Provincial Directorate of National Education's Social Entrepreneurship Center.

Scientific Support.

University Curriculum

The 'Applied Social Entrepreneurship' course we prepared at Maltepe University has been opened to all departments.

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Thesis and Resource Support

We provide resources, data and field support to students conducting theses and academic research in social entrepreneurship, sharing our accumulated knowledge through scientific publications.

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About Social Business Global

Social Business Global (official name: International Social Benefit Association) is a civil society organisation that promotes social entrepreneurship and social innovation from Turkiye to the world. Social Business Global works together with hangel; its events, volunteering and public-sector cooperation run on the hangel platform.

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Some of Social Business Global's work

  • International Social Entrepreneurship Workshops since 2019, each with participants from about 20 countries (the first in Istanbul, July 2019).
  • A 29-article draft Social Entrepreneurship Law.
  • 258 awareness conferences across Turkiye.
  • The Social Enterprise Dataset, built from a detailed review of 634 social enterprises.
  • Turkiye's first master's programme in social entrepreneurship, in cooperation with Mersin University; an "Applied Social Entrepreneurship" course open to all departments at Maltepe University.
  • A youth and volunteering network cooperating with 42 universities.
  • Co-implementation of the Ministry of Interior of Turkiye project conferences on revenue models and sustainability for NGOs.

Figures from the association's pages and its 2020–2025 Impact and Transparency Report.

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