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Improving the Mentoring Process for Social Entrepreneurship in Portugal: A Qualitative Study

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  • Inês Fernandes Thomaz
  • Margarida Catalão-Lopes

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Social entrepreneurship aims to find innovative and self-sustainable solutions to social problems. The mentoring process is a crucial component, yet relatively less addressed, of social entrepreneurship. This paper analyses the different perspectives towards mentoring of the main actors in the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in Portugal, making use of interviews and focus groups and qualitative data analysis. The major challenges faced are identified and discussed. Recommendations to improve the mentoring process to new social entrepreneurs are withdrawn. Study findings are of value to all entities involved in the ecosystem.

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  • Inês Fernandes Thomaz & Margarida Catalão-Lopes, 2019. "Improving the Mentoring Process for Social Entrepreneurship in Portugal: A Qualitative Study," Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(3), pages 367-379, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jsocen:v:10:y:2019:i:3:p:367-379
    DOI: 10.1080/19420676.2018.1561497
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    1. David B. Audretsch & Georg M. Eichler & Erich J. Schwarz, 2022. "Emerging needs of social innovators and social innovation ecosystems," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 18(1), pages 217-254, March.
    2. Paola Bernardi & Alberto Bertello & Canio Forliano & Ludovico Bullini Orlandi, 2022. "Beyond the “ivory tower”. Comparing academic and non-academic knowledge on social entrepreneurship," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 18(3), pages 999-1032, September.
    3. Muhammad Nawaz Tunio & Mushtaque Ali Jariko & Tom Børsen & Sadia Shaikh & Tania Mushtaque & Mohsen Brahmi, 2021. "How Entrepreneurship Sustains Barriers in the Entrepreneurial Process—A Lesson from a Developing Nation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(20), pages 1-17, October.

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