Discussion at the Commission

• CoP Paper 22/2005“From Welfare to Self-Reliance - Social Enterprise Development”
  
  
• Presentation on“Enhancing Employment of People with Disabilities through Small Enterprise Project” (Chinese Version only)
  
  

Presentation on MentalCare Connect Co. Ltd. (Chinese Version only)

CoP Paper21/2006
Enhancing Self-Reliance Through District Partnership Programme – An Update

CoP Paper 4/2007
“From Welfare to Self-reliance” –Development of Social Enterprises – An Update

Social Entrepreneurship Training

• Ad Hoc Group on Social Entrepreneurship Training
  
  
• CoP Paper 12/2006
  Promoting Social Entrepreneurship Training

• HKCSS Institute - Certificate in Soical Entrepreneurship

Seminars and Visits

• Lunch time Seminar "What is Social Enterprise" ?
  on 1 Nov 2005

Introduction (800K) (Chinese version only)

Experience in operating “Enterprise Vegetable and Fruit Processing and Supply Service” (4.7M)

Helping the unemployed and disadvantaged through social enterprise – Bright Service Company (158K)

Social Enterprise : Hong Kong’s Experiences and Development and European Experiences (78M)

• Visit to Neighbourhood Advice-Action Council on 1 Nov 2005

Putting social enterprise into Practice (1.2M)
(Chinese version only)

• Conference on Social Enterprise on 6th April 2006
  
  
• Social Entrepreneurship Training:
  Sharing Session on Assessment of Training Needs

  Programme

  Gist
  

Examples of social enterprise

• Local examples
  
• Overseas examples
  
  

Useful references

• Social Welfare Department's
  “Enhancing Employment of People with Disabilities through Small Enterprise Project”(“Seed Money” Project)
  
  
• “More for your money: a guide to procuring from social enterprises”
  
  
  
• Work Integration Social Enterprise

Useful Links

Local

• Community Investment & Inclusion Fund

• Support and Consultation Centre for SMEs

• Enhancing Self Reliance Through District Partnership Programme

• Social Enterprise Challenge 2007

• Social Enterprise Resources Web
  
  

Overseas

• United Kingdom - Department of Trade and Industry
  
  
• United Kingdom - Social Enterprise Coalition
  
  
• Ireland - National Training and Employment Authority
  
  
• Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Initiative