In 2011, in the context of the EU 2020 strategy, the EU presented the Social Business Initiative, an action plan to enhance the framework for social entrepreneurship by improving access to finance, increasing the visibility of the sector and raising awareness of the needs of social entrepreneurs among policy makers.
2011. aastal esitas EL oma 2020. aasta strateegia raames sotsiaalse ettevõtluse algatuse, mis on sotsiaalse ettevõtluse raamistiku laiendamise tegevuskava.