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  • Social entrepreneurs in conversation with State Secretary Jurgen Nobel

    During the Social Enterprise Government Congress 2025, a meaningful conversation took place between State Secretary of Social Affairs and Employment Jurgen Nobel and three social entrepreneurs: Hilal Makhoukhi (CurrentWerkt), Esther Smit (Remake Society) and Jasper Kool (Social Capital). A follow-up meeting for active follow-up on concrete points is planned.

  • Engaging with the Municipality: the valuable lessons and insights

    Nine social entrepreneurs have successfully completed the Omgaan met de Gemeente (Engaging with the Municipality) training program! The training focuses on how entrepreneurs can engage municipalities as valuable collaboratio partners. In this blog, we reflect on the lessons learned during the various training days.

  • Review of the Social Enterprise Government Congress 2024

    Wednesday, April 9, the Social Enterprise Government Congress was held. Thijs de Lange walked around all day and found inspiration. The conclusion: social enterprises hold the key to a fully inclusive society, but the government does have to see that.

  • 20 nieuwe systeemverbeteraars in ons netwerk!

    De social enterprise beweging groeit snel! Steeds meer radicale systeemverbeteraars sluiten zich aan bij het landelijke netwerk voor sociaal ondernemers. Alleen al van november 2024…

  • Wat deed Social Enterprise NL in 2024?

    In 2024 maakten we flinke impact! Ons netwerk groeide naar 468 leden, Buy Social kreeg nieuwe partners en de BVm werd ingevoerd. We organiseerden inspirerende evenementen, lanceerden nieuwe masterclasses en versterkten onze boodschap met een succesvolle podcast

  • Vision paper public procurement

    Public procurement offers enormous opportunities to increase social impact. It should be the policy tool for the impact economy, where social value is central instead of shareholder value. Social entrepreneurs are leading the way in this.