The municipality plays an important role in the development of social entrepreneurship by providing a favorable environment, supporting organizations, and scaling up solutions. It can also foster partnerships between entrepreneurs, non-governmental organizations, and communities; delegate local government administrative tasks; implement socially responsible public procurement; provide financial support (for example, through targeted grant programs or special criteria within existing targeted funding programs); ensure access to infrastructure; and carry out informational support activities (for example, annual awards or participation in municipality-organized events), thereby strengthening the growth of the social impact of enterprises. By integrating social entrepreneurship into its development strategy, the municipality promotes sustainable and innovative solutions to address socially relevant issues.

The purpose of the methodology is to provide all municipalities in Latvia with a structured and practical tool for developing an action plan for the development of social entrepreneurship in their territory.

Tasks of the methodology:

1. Promote municipal involvement in the development of social entrepreneurship and its integration into local development strategies;

2. Provide a clear planning framework using fillable forms and checklists that help identify the current situation, set objectives, and implement appropriate activities;

3. Facilitate cooperation between municipalities and social enterprises by providing clear guidelines for building partnerships and informing the public;

4. Obtain specific measurable indicators and a monitoring system to evaluate the progress of social entrepreneurship development;

5. Ensure a methodological and unified approach that can be adapted to the needs of each municipality and used in the long term.

The methodology document is a practical guide for municipalities in planning the development of social entrepreneurship. It contains 11 fillable forms to help responsible municipal specialists structure and implement the action plan.

The forms can be used flexibly – it is not mandatory to complete all of them, but rather to select and combine those that best suit the specific needs and situation of the municipality. The most important thing is to arrive at a practical and applicable result!

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Project No. LL-00020 “Improving the Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Zemgale and Northern Lithuania”(“Re:Impact”)— is being implemented under the Interreg VI-A Latvia–Lithuania Programme 2021–2027. The total project budget is EUR 595,286.00, of which the European Regional Development Fund co-financing amounts to EUR 476,228.80.
More information about the project: https://www.zemgale.lv/lv/projekts/socialas-uznemejdarbibas-ekosistemas-uzlabosana-zemgale-un-ziemellietuva