About B2B Exhibition
On November 15, the Center for Strategic Research and Development of Georgia (CSRDG) hosted the II B2B Social Enterprise Exhibition.
The event aimed at establishing and deepening business relationships between social enterprises and leading business companies, as well as promoting different concepts and social entrepreneurship in Georgia.
With the B2B exhibition format this year, Georgia joined for the first time this year on "International Day of Social Enterprises". The Social Enterprise Alliance was an official partner with CSRDG.
The event presented the products and services of social enterprises operating in Georgia. Depending on the format, representatives of different sectors, in accordance with their interests, were able to negotiate possible cooperation with each social enterprise.
Participants
About 45 social entrepreneurs prepare safe toys, traditional handcrafted and used items, greeting cards, children's furniture, playgrounds, handmade baskets, traditional seasonings with historical recipes, honey, natural juices, wine and other interesting products. The event will also feature social service providers offering 24-hour care services, cafe services, sculpture collection and processing services, music therapy and decoration services.
The participating social enterprises and their products / services can be found at the link (click here).
Partners, Sponsors:
The event was organized by the EU funded project "Social Entrepreneurship - Innovative Approach to Economic and Social Change". The project is being implemented by the Center for Strategic Research and Development of Georgia (CSRDG), the Center for Education Development and Employment (EDEC) and the Arbiter Samaritan Bund (ASB Georgia).
The main partner of the event is Bank of Georgia.
The event is co-organized by the Social Enterprise Alliance.
The exhibition is financially supported by Bread for the World (BROT).
Silver sponsors of the event are:
Poti Sea Port APM Terminals Poti;
FINCA Bank.
Microfinance Organization Crystal
B2B space
The B2B Exhibition was held at King David Residence, at the address of Merab Aleksidze 12. The exhibition opened at 12:00 and will end at 20:00, during which time various activities will be planned.