Social economy.

Economic crisis

 

The European Union cares about the development of social enterprises, because they:

• are a source of a long term employment,
  
• can be a model of innovative solution to local problems,
  
• strengthen the social capital (the spirit of community),
  
• can be an action supported with the EU Structural Funds,
  
• are a form of education, creation and support of local entrepreneurship.

If products such as cars and cereal followed the same trend as the PC, a mid-size car would cost $27 and a box of cereal a penny.”
— Bill Gates,