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INOVACT ADVISORY
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Social & solidarity economy and impact entrepreneurship

Turning the economy into a lever for jobs, solidarity and lasting impact.

Cooperatives, associations, social enterprises, impact start-ups: more and more initiatives combine economic performance with social or environmental value. We help structure them, finance them and build lasting ecosystems around them.

Key issues

  • Structuring ecosystems

    Connecting actors, clarifying legal and tax frameworks and organising support services.

  • Access to suitable finance

    Linking initiative leaders with funders and guarantee schemes, using impact-finance tools.

  • Sustainable jobs and local value chains

    Creating quality jobs, notably green ones, and anchoring value in territories.

Areas of intervention

  • Social and solidarity economy ecosystems

    Diagnostics, stakeholder mapping, development strategies and cooperation frameworks.

  • Support for entrepreneurs and cooperatives

    Incubation, business models, governance and management, scaling up.

  • Impact finance and responsible financing

    Financial engineering, mobilisation of partners, eligibility criteria and reporting.

  • Green jobs and economic inclusion

    Identifying promising sectors, training, bridges to employment.

  • Local value chains and short circuits

    Structuring sectors, go-to-market, labels and quality schemes.

  • Measuring social and environmental impact

    Theories of change, indicators, evaluations and capitalisation.

How we work

We start from the business model: an impact initiative is only worth something if it lasts. Our assignments therefore combine financial analysis, governance and impact measurement, with tools that teams can make their own.

We connect initiative leaders with funders and support organisations, so that every project is part of an ecosystem that sustains it.

Sustainable Development Goals

Our assignments contribute to the SDGs

  • SDG 1 No poverty
  • SDG 5 Gender equality
  • SDG 8 Decent work and economic growth
  • SDG 9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure
  • SDG 12 Responsible consumption and production
  • SDG 17 Partnerships for the goals
Counterparts

Who we work with

  • Ministries and entrepreneurship promotion agencies
  • Donors, banks and financial institutions
  • Cooperatives, mutuals and social-economy organisations
  • Incubators, accelerators and chambers of commerce
  • Companies and foundations with a social mission

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  • Environment & ecological transition

    Environmental protection and sustainable management of natural resources, action against pollution and climate change, transition to a low-carbon and resilient economy.

  • Gender & equal opportunities

    Promotion of gender equality and women’s rights, inclusion of vulnerable groups, empowerment and the fight against discrimination.

  • Inclusion & migration

    Social cohesion, human mobility, access to rights, local governance and the development of sustainable, inclusive territories.

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