Call for Social Economy projects

Are you a business developing a social activity in Brussels or do you intend to do so? The Region would like to support you with your project! How you could benefit: financial support of up to EUR 80,000…

Today, social entrepreneurship that aims to reconcile economic activity with social equality is an economic model in its own right. 

The Brussels-Capital Region is committed to putting the transition at the centre of its economic strategy and is progressively directing all of its economic support tools towards a social and democratic entrepreneurship, among others.

By means, in particular, of calls for meaningful projects.

Selection Criteria

The selection will be made by a jury and on the basis of the projects that best meet the criteria, until the available budget is used up.

The selection criteria are as follows:

• Meeting a social need / the needs of the Brussels inhabitants and the Region
• Integration of an activity producing goods and/or services
• A high degree of management autonomy in both strategy and day-to-day management
• Participatory management (management bodies, cooperatives, etc.).
• Exemplarity / transferability of the project
• Sustainability of the project / Potential for economic value creation
• Employment / employability of people and/or maintenance of activities

Are you adapting this economy model into your business model?