The Institution of Social Entrepreneurship / Social Business Excellence Awards 2014 was presented today at the event hosted at the National Research Foundation, as part of the 2nd "Doing Otherwise" Conference that will take place in November. The awards are instituted for the first time in Greece with the main objectives of highlighting and rewarding sustainable business plans of existing or being established social enterprises in Greece and are an initiative of the British Council and the National Documentation Center, coordinator of Enterprise Europe Network-Hellas, in collaboration with the PROSVASIS Development Partnership, and are under the auspices of the Ministry of Development and Competitiveness.
In particular, the prize-giving institution aims at presenting experienced and new social entrepreneurs, rewarding innovative ideas developed for the benefit of society and raising social entrepreneurship as a key pillar for increasing employment and addressing social exclusion.
At the same time, it aims at supporting creative entrepreneurship that combines the production of economic goodwill with measurable social impact and the creation of a network of cooperation and networking among young social entrepreneurs, innovation bodies, institutional bodies, large enterprises in Greece and abroad.
Awards
The categories of Social Business Excellence Awards 2014 are as follows:
and Social Enterprise of the Year 2014
Community Impact Award 2014
iii Health & Social Care Social Enterprise 2014
iv Green Social Enterprise 2014
v Education & Culture Social Enterprise 2014
vi Innovation & Technology Social Enterprise 2014
Social Enterprise Start-up 2014
The prize money of the awards is sponsored by businesses and organizations. The winners will additionally have access to business mentoring and innovation and extroversion support services from the co-organizers who have long experience in the field (British Council, National Documentation Center) and networking with more than 54 countries internationally (Enterprise Europe Network-Hellas).
The Prize Evaluation Committee is made up of distinguished faculty from the academic community, private and social entrepreneurship, advisory services, the financial sector and non-profit organizations.
Specifically consists of:
Chairman
• Ms. Marianna Moschou, Chairman of the Board ELEPAP & President of AS ACCESS
Members
• Dr. Konstantinos Geormas, Head of the Social Economy Registry, Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Welfare
• Dr. Panayiotis Alexakis, Chairman of the ASE, Director of the Center for Studies and Financial Education of the Department of Economic Sciences of the University of Athens
• Ms. Anastasia Andritsou, Director of Programs and Partnerships of the British Council
• Mr. Yannis Lympaios, President of the Pan-Hellenic Association of Young People and Guardians of Persons with Disabilities (Pochemea)
• Mr. Vasilis Katsos, Chairman of the Board of Pharmathen SA SA Secretary General of the BoD of the Panhellenic Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry (PETF), Member of the Board of Directors of the Pan-Hellenic Exporters' Association (PAS)
• Mr. Pantelis Koukos, Chairman of the Management Consulting Association (SESMA), Managing Director of TEC SA
• Mr. George Toulas, Journalist & Founder - Coordinator of "Thessaloniki Otherwise"
Commission Scientific Co-operation
• Dr. Evi Sahini, Director of the National Documentation Center
Terms and conditions of participation:
The Social Entrepreneurship Awards can be attended by natural persons or groups of individuals or legal entities of any kind who are active in the field of Social Economy and in various fields including New Information and Communication Technologies, Environment, Seniors and Children Care Services, Culture, Tourism etc.
Interested parties can submit their application electronically to www.social-business-awards.gr from 9 June to 1 September 2014.
The Results will be announced at the 2nd Conference "Doing Otherwise" that will take place on November 3, 2014 at the Onassis Foundation Letters & Arts Building, with the support of the Office of the European Parliament in Greece and the Delegation of the European Commission.
The 1st Conference on Social Entrepreneurship with the theme "Social enterprises as tool development" was held in 2013 with great success attracting a large number of young social (and non) entrepreneurs and scientists. The 2nd "Doing Otherwise 2014" conference has as its central theme the trends, opportunities and challenges for the development of sustainable social enterprises in a wide range of sectors of economic activity.
