Social and community-driven entrepreneurs (SCEs) identify neglected societal problems and provide innovative solutions. But SCEs struggle with scaling up their initiatives to achieve full potential. Multiple stakeholders add to complexity and dominant actors present barriers for scaling. This is where Scentiss comes in.

The Scentiss research project puts together a unique multidisciplinary consortium of academic researchers, SCEs and stakeholders to tackle these challenges. Our overall goal is to develop new knowledge that boosts scaling up of social entrepreneurship and its innovative solutions, based on collaborative learning processes and novel tools. Central to Scentiss is a set of case studies focusing on the energy transition and local care. We translate our findings into viable, actionable strategies via scalable, bottom-up SCE initiatives and develop a learning track for professionals.

• dr. S. (Sergio) Espana Cubillo
• prof. dr. Niels Bosma
• dr. Karin Geuijen
• Arjan van Dorsselaer
• prof. dr. ir. Fredo Schotanus
• Pepijn Quast LLM

• prof. dr. T. de Moor
• prof. dr. C. Hummels
• dr. M. Hogestijn