Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: State University of Management – Official website of the State –
The results of the interregional stage of the All-Russian competition of socially responsible initiatives of entrepreneurs and NPOs “My Good Business”, organized by the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia, have been summed up. The federal operator of the competition is the State University of Management.
This year, 2,292 applications were submitted to the competition, of which 1,079 made it to the interregional stage. 101 projects from 51 regions of the country were admitted to the federal stage.
The leaders in terms of the number of participants in the federal stage are the Leningrad Region (six projects), the Saratov Region (five projects), as well as Moscow, the Republic of Buryatia, the Volgograd, Kaliningrad, Nizhny Novgorod and Tyumen Regions (four projects each).
“The presence of social entrepreneurship in the country is an indicator of the maturity of society. And the fact that this year 20 times more applications were submitted than reached the federal stage is an indicator of the presence of active members in our society who are ready to solve problems on their own initiative. The competition, in addition to its direct task – encouraging caring citizens, also serves as a platform for consolidating like-minded people, a place where they can meet, create common projects, exchange experience, including interregional experience,” said Vladimir Stroyev, Rector of the State University of Management.
The final stage of the competition will last until June 1. The award ceremony for the winners will also take place in June.
“Social entrepreneurship in Russia is showing significant quantitative and qualitative growth. According to the results of 2024, the register of social business of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia increased by 11%, exceeding the mark of 12 thousand participants. And one of the markers of qualitative changes in the sector is the My Good Business competition. This year, 101 initiatives passed to the federal stage, which is almost twice as many as last year. This indicates a more in-depth study of projects that offer comprehensive solutions to urgent social problems,” said Deputy Minister of Economic Development of Russia, graduate of the State University of Management Tatyana Ilyushnikova.
This year, My Good Business is being held for the 10th time. Small business entities, self-employed individuals and NPOs are participating in seven main nominations of the Help with Meaning track, covering youth entrepreneurship, employment of socially vulnerable groups, development of folk crafts and social startups, initiatives of mothers-entrepreneurs and other areas.
There are also special nominations: “Good Guy” – for the best social practices in small towns and villages, and “Cultural Code” – for projects and programs in the cultural and educational sphere, as well as in the sphere of healthy lifestyle, physical education, sports and social tourism.
The competition has been held since 2015 and is designed to identify and support the best practices of social entrepreneurship. Over the entire period, more than 10 thousand entrepreneurs and non-profit organizations have taken part in it. The winners receive special prizes and information support. The project consists of several stages: collection of applications, regional selection, transition to the interregional level and the final.
The organizer of the All-Russian competition of socially responsible initiatives of entrepreneurs and NGOs “My Good Business” is the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia, the federal operator of the competition is the State University of Management, the partner is the “Our Future” foundation.
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