FORTE

Entrepreneurs tend to start businesses in fields related to their occupation. The social and health care sector is a sector which employs the largest number of women. The transition from public health care to a mix of public and private actors provides new business opportunities, especially for female entrepreneurs. However, the increasing number of opportunities for women to become entrepreneurs does not automatically mean that more women will start their own businesses. Promoting women’s entrepreneurship in this sector was therefore considered to have a high impact on the economic growth.

The Forte project had its roots in regional needs in both partner regions with non-utilised entrepreneurial skills. The project set out to increase knowledge of entrepreneurship and improve entrepreneurial skills amongst students, employees and the unemployed in the social and health care sector.

The project activities built on two main themes: promoting more positive attitudes towards entrepreneurship and piloting new entrepreneurial ways of teaching and learning in higher education in the social and health care sector. The piloting of new models included for example teaching entrepreneurship through an e-learning course and by piloting student co-operative companies in educational programmes.

Book on Promoting Entrepreneurship in Social and Health Care

The publication is a compilation of the main results and reflections from the project.

The book focuses on the work done to change attitudes towards entrepreneurship. It also describes piloted courses on new ways of entrepreneurial learning. These were the central elements of the project FORTE. The book gives also practical tips for project management and communication within a project.

Promoting Entrepreneurship in Social and Health Care – experiences of working with attitudes, developing educational models and participating in a project ENG

Film "The Healthcare Apparatus"

The film aims at being a discussion starter regarding entrepreneurship - or intrapreneurship - within the health and social care sector.

The film can be used for educational purposes, promoting entrepreneurship or as inspiration to discuss the professional role of a health care worker.

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Articles on promoting entrepreneurship in social and health care sector

The articles describe joint development of learning environments of entrepreneurship between Finnish and Swedish higher education teachers.

The articles include examples of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial way of learning among studies in social and health care in higher education.

Promoting Entrepreneurship in Social and Health Care Sector - International Joint Development ENG
Attitudes Towards Entrepreneurship at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, by Skill at the request of the Innovation Office ENG
Attityder till entreprenörskap på Hälsouniversitetet, by Skill at the request of the Innovation Office SWE