social enterprise & capacity building in bulgaria dr. evgeni evgeniev
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Social Enterprise & Capacity Building in Bulgaria Dr. Evgeni Evgeniev. Co-Creating Social Entrepreneurship for Growth Copenhagen Business School 2-3 April, 2014. Co-Creation in the Eastern European Context. Emerging economies Two key ideas (Prahalad, et al.) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Social Enterprise & Social Enterprise & Capacity Building in Capacity Building in
BulgariaBulgariaDr. Evgeni EvgenievDr. Evgeni Evgeniev
Co-Creating Social Entrepreneurship for GrowthCopenhagen Business School
2-3 April, 2014
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Co-Creation in the Eastern Co-Creation in the Eastern
European ContextEuropean Context
• Emerging economies
• Two key ideas (Prahalad, et al.)- Focus on the centrality of the individual (N=1)- Focus to access to resources, not ownership
(R=G)
New competition challenge: The meaning of value has changed
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Consumer-firm dynamics changed Consumer-firm dynamics changed dramatically in past hundred yearsdramatically in past hundred years
Momentum Hall, Salt Lake city, USA
Establishment: 1998 (Bulgaria)Ownership: BulgarianEmployees: Started with 3 workers, 300 professional staff today.Sales points: over 20 countriesGlobal market: 60 % shareRevenues in 2013 – 60 % increaseRevenues in 2014 – over 60 % expectedTop Markets: US, CA, DE, FranceInnovation: Unique Designs AppliedWalltopia Eco-System – creation and booking of routes (for climbers to share experience) in open online platform in gyms around the world.
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Chris Sharma (best climber in the world) Chris Sharma (best climber in the world)
is working closely with Walltopiais working closely with Walltopia
Sender One Hall, near Los Angeles, USA
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Figure 2: Bulgaria ranks last among EU Figure 2: Bulgaria ranks last among EU
member states in terms of Innovationmember states in terms of Innovation
Source: Innovation Union Scoreboard, European Commission, 2014.
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Micro and Small Firms are Important in Micro and Small Firms are Important in
BulgariaBulgaria
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Government as Innovation CatalystGovernment as Innovation Catalyst• Figure 7
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Macroeconomic and regulatory context
Macroeconomic and regulatory context
Education and
Training System
Education and
Training System
Outcomes: Growth, jobs, competitiveness
Outcomes: Growth, jobs, competitiveness
State
Firms
FinanceResearch
National Innovation Capacity
National Innovation Capacity
ProductProduct
Communicational infrastructureCommunicational infrastructure
Market conditions
Market conditions
Source: World Bank, 2013.
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Tested hypothesis:
“Firms with a higher degree of involvement in co-creation activities are in a better position to articulate the innovative aspects of their new products, processes and services.”
Source: Tanev, St. et. Al (2011), Journal of Innovation Economics
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Sofia Tech Park as a Value Co-Sofia Tech Park as a Value Co-
Creation Eco-systemCreation Eco-system
1. EDUCATIONExisting educational programsDiaspora/New cooperation programsPartnerships with international universities
2. FUNDING RESOURCESEquity funds: JEREMIE (public and private funding)National Innovation FundOther (business angels, risk funds, etc.)
3. SCIENCEResearch teams /projectsDiasporaIndividual researchers5. TENANTSMultinationals Local (mature) companiesStart-ups
4. MENTORS AND SUPPORT NETWORKIncubation services for start-upsClustersGlobal partnership networks
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Thank you!Thank you!
Dr. Evgeni EvgenievAssociate Professor, VUZF UniversitySofia, [email protected]