GEW 2020: The Rise of Social Entrepreneurship in North Macedonia
On 19 November 2020, as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week North Macedonia, the Social Entrepreneurship Observatory held ‘The Rise of Social Entrepreneurship in North Macedonia’, an online discussion on Zoom.
The programme looked at social entrepreneurship from three sides: the entrepreneurial side, the social side, and the ecosystem and national strategy that frame both. The speakers were:
- Dejan Stojanovikj, Executive Director, Association for Social and Economic Development IN VIVO, Skopje
- Sashko Jovanov, Executive Director, Association Humanost
- Aleksandra Iloska, Researcher, Association for Research, Communications and Development Public
- Stefan Chichevaliev, Executive Director, Social Entrepreneurship Observatory
The Observatory also presented its work on measuring the development of the field through the Social Entrepreneurship Index. A discussion on improving the ecosystem and questions from participants closed the event. Global Entrepreneurship Week North Macedonia was coordinated by Startup Macedonia.
Watch the recording on YouTube (in Macedonian).
The week’s campaign visuals, from Global Entrepreneurship Week North Macedonia and Startup Macedonia:
The year before, Stefan Chichevaliev had spoken at the UACS Start Up Competition during GEW 2019. The Observatory returned to Global Entrepreneurship Week in 2021 with a panel on measuring the development and impact of social entrepreneurship.