Boosting social entrepreneurship and social enterprise development in the Netherlands

         This report provides an in-depth analysis of the Dutch policy ecosystem in place for social         entrepreneurship and social enterprises. It identifies the country’s key strengths and         challenges and provides policy recommendations to support the development of a stronger         policy ecosystem for social entrepreneurship and social enterprises in the country. Key         policy issues analysed include: clarifying the conceptual framework (Chapter 2) formally         recognising social enterprises and boosting social entrepreneurship (Chapter 3)         promoting social impact measurement and reporting (Chapter 4) developing social         entrepreneurial capacity and skills (Chapter 5) improving access to markets and finance         (Chapters 6 and 7) and ensuring sustainable institutional support for social         entrepreneurship and social innovation (Chapter 8).      