AVISE

Avise is a non-profit organisation based in Paris since 2002. Its mission is to develop SSE & social innovation in France by supporting project leaders & helping to establish an ecosystem favouring their development. It coordinates action programmes covering every stage of social enterprise's life cycle. Its main objective is to drive essential change in our economy.
Its mission entails:
- providing tools and guidance to SSE and social innovation project owners, thanks to a free online resource centre (www.avise.org);
- facilitating national communities of local SSE and social innovation support bodies to share best practices and build expertise;
- developing support programmes that support the SSE and social innovation;
- funding SSE projects through the European Social Fund (ESF).

• Social economy, social entrepreneurship, third places
• Regional departments, economic development, support for innovation
• Rural communities