Tips & Tricks

In order to be more visible among society and let people recognize you, it is a must to develop your online identity – this will be the catalyst of 99% of all opportunities that may arise now and in the future. Therefore, make sure to offer enough information about you, the mission of your social enterprise and freely state that you are open for collaborations. Provide this information both on your website and social media, and ensure that it is available not only in your native language, but also at least in English, Spanish, German and Italian – in this way you will be able to attract wider audience.

When creating a social enterprise in the gastronomy, culinary heritage or food sector, it is of high importance to know the specifies of your region, so you can make a plan how to turn these specifies into benefits. Make sure to learn more about the European values and standards and obtain the organisational skills needed to run your social enterprise in the most effective way possible – if you are not sure that the skills you already have are enough, you can change that through attending a training programme, for example.

Sustainability is the key to finding opportunities nowadays. If you manage to incorporate it in the management and work of your social enterprise, it will be highly valued by the society and you will be able to achieve a lot. Do not forget to promote you causes and the activities related to sustainability that your enterprise is doing, but make sure it is impactful and honest, as society can be critical of entities who say they find sustainability important but don’t act accordingly.