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Services for social entrepreneurship

Here you can find advice, examples, and organizations that support social entrepreneurship in Munich.

Starting a social enterprise?

Social entrepreneurship refers to business ideas aimed at tackling challenges facing society. In practice this can take many forms. Whether profit-based or non-profit – depending on demand and success, the reality can look very different.

Here we offer some tips and assistance.

Munich and the surrounding region are home to a broad and vibrant mix of grassroots movements, social enterprises, and associations, initiatives and institutions that offer support.

The scene is expanding and there are now various young Munich “impact companies” that have had great success putting socially minded business concepts into practice.

Bei einer Veranstaltung: Publikum mit Referent im Impact Hub Munich

Photo: Axel Oeland

How do I find the community in Munich?

One of our tasks at munich business is to support social entrepreneurship, and we maintain contact with Munich networks and companies in this area.

You can get advice from Munich’s Business Startup Office or the Social Entrepreneurship Academy.

You can also attend events at the Impact Hub Munich or meet like-minded people, for example at Munich student initiatives such as Enactus and CampusforChange, or on the virtual platform Utopia, whose editorial team is based in Munich.

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We offer useful tips and answer common questions about starting a social enterprise.

News about social entrepreneurship in Munich

Time for Change

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Material, networks and support

munich business – startup info and more

Our 13-page document on social entrepreneurship sheds light on this sector in Munich. You can find important information about financing, legal forms for socially oriented organizations, as well as prestigious contests. The practice guidelines and checklist are also very useful!

Social Entrepreneurship Academy SEA

The academy offers a training program and targeted support to social entrepreneurship projects, and actively promotes social entrepreneurship in society and among policymakers.

Impact Hub Munich

This coworking space is also a networking location for Munich’s largest community for sustainable business

SEND e.V.

The SEND e.V. association with its regional group in Bavaria can talk to you about education and training, financing, cooperative associations, policy and legal forms for socially oriented companies. In its role as a member, the City of Munich promotes networking among stakeholders, framework conditions for social entrepreneurs, and raises awareness of social entrepreneurship among policymakers and in society.

Mitglieder von Vorstand und Team des SEND e.V.