DelFin - Development of Financial Ecosystems for the Promotion of Social Entrepreneurship in Rural Regions

The main objective of the project is the promotion of social entrepreneurship in rural regions with special transformation challenges to advance economic and social innovation. The rural regions Saalekreis (DE), Hajdu Bihar (HU), Duga Resa (CR) and rural areas in Piedmont Region (IT) work together with the specific objective to improve funding for public support structures for social entrepreneurship and further develop finance and funding instruments for social enterprises. The project wants to facilitate a quadruple helix cooperation process of regional and local stakeholders for social entrepreneurship in a rural environment.

The partners will develop a toolbox for promotion of social entrepreneurship in rural regions, which will be tested in four pilot projects. 8 capacity building seminars with focus on municipalities and finance institutions will be organised to further spread the developed knowledge. Finally, 4 actions plans will be developed in the partner regions to ensure sustainability and mainstreaming of project results. The project will allow a transnational mutual learning process of partners with similar challenges and different experiences. The transfer and adaptation of experiences for promotion of social entrepreneurship in a rural environment is innovative.