What Euricse does

Euricse — the European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises (Istituto europeo di ricerca sull'impresa cooperativa e sociale) — is a non-profit research foundation founded in 2008 and headquartered in Trento, Italy. It conducts interdisciplinary research, provides professional training, and offers strategic consultancy on cooperative enterprises, social enterprises, and the broader social economy. The institute serves four primary customer segments: academic researchers, public administrations (local, national, and European), third-sector organizations (cooperatives, associations, foundations), and social economy professionals seeking competency development.

Euricse's product portfolio is knowledge- and service-based rather than software-based. Core offerings include JEOD, a Scopus-accredited peer-reviewed scientific journal (accredited since 2021); a working paper series (142+ papers) and research reports (110+ reports); the Master GIS — a Master's in Social Enterprise Management now in its 30th edition (2026–2027); the World Cooperative Monitor co-published with the International Cooperative Alliance; Stories.coop; the Skills Monitor tool (launched 2025); and tailored consultancy services in policy analysis, governance, regeneration, innovation, and social impact assessment. The institute has no proprietary software platform, API, or mobile application.

The business model combines three revenue streams: commissioned research and consultancy for public agencies and third-sector organizations (professional services); tuition and training fees from the Master GIS and related programs (professional services); and participation in EU-funded research projects under Horizon Europe and the Italian PNRR framework (managed services). Publications and working papers are distributed free of charge, and the institute maintains transparency disclosures on public agency revenue under Italian Law 124/2017. Go-to-market is event- and network-driven, relying on academic conferences, workshops, consortium partnerships (EMES, CIRIEC, ICA, Fondazione Caritro, Cooperazione Trentina, Università di Trento), and digital content dissemination rather than outbound sales.

Name

Euricse

Legal name

Euricse - Istituto europeo di ricerca sull'impresa cooperativa e sociale

Website

https://euricse.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Euricse is a Trento-based, non-profit European research institute founded in 2008 that conducts research, training, and consultancy on cooperative and social enterprises, serving academics, public administrations, third-sector organizations, and social economy professionals across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Economy Research

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

Keywords

• Cooperative research
• Social enterprise studies
• Nonprofit consultancy
• Cooperative education
• Social economy research

Headquarters

HQ city

Trento

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Research and Consultancy Services: Euricse generates revenue through commissioned research, consultancy engagements with public administrations and third sector organizations, and participation in funded European research projects. The institute discloses revenue from public agencies annually.
2. Training and Education: Revenue from the Master in Gestione di Imprese Sociali (Master GIS) and other professional training programs.
3. European Research Funding: Participation in EU-funded research projects such as Horizon Europe (ESIRA, WISESHIFT, SEED2SCALE), contributing to operational funding.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Euricse is a research foundation based in Trento, Italy, dedicated to the study and promotion of cooperatives and social enterprises. It conducts applied research, delivers professional training (including the Master GIS program), publishes findings, and provides consultancy services to public administrations, third-sector organizations, and cooperative enterprises.

Product overview

EURICSE is a research institute offering a unified portfolio of knowledge products and educational services rather than a software platform. Its core offerings include: JEOD (accredited scientific journal), Working Paper Series and Research Reports (academic publications), Master GIS and SIBEC (educational programs), World Cooperative Monitor and Stories.coop (research/communication projects), Skills Monitor (skills monitoring tool), and Consultancy Services. These offerings are interconnected - research outputs feed into educational programs and consultancy, while projects like ESIRA, WISESHIFT, and SEED2SCALE provide collaborative frameworks. The institute positions itself as a comprehensive resource for social economy knowledge, training, and strategic advisory services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Master GIS (Master in Social Economy) Postgraduate training program providing advanced education in social economy, cooperative management, and third-sector organizations, aimed at professionals and managers.
• Applied Research Services Research studies and empirical investigations into cooperatives, social enterprises, and the broader social economy, producing publications and reports for academic and policy audiences.
• Consultancy Services Expert advisory and consulting services for public administrations, cooperatives, and third-sector organizations on cooperative development and social enterprise strategy.
• Publications and Reports Books, journal articles, working papers, and policy reports disseminating research findings on cooperatives, social enterprises, and the social economy.

Quantifiable outcome

• 405,223 organizations tracked in Italian social economy database
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Consorzio Consolida società cooperativa socialecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead partner in the Tourism Open UP project funded by PNRR CHANGES. EURICSE collaborated as a research partner to develop innovative cultural tourism models on Lake Como with Generation Z.
• Tikvà società cooperativa socialecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in Tourism Open UP project, collaborating on inclusive tourism development.
• International Cooperative Alliance (ICA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-publisher of the World Cooperative Monitor with ICA, exploring economic and social impact of major cooperative enterprises worldwide.
• EMES International Research NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean research network on social enterprise. EURICSE participates in conferences, summer schools, and joint research initiatives.
• CIRIEC InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational research center on public, cooperative, and social economy. Collaborates on European conferences and joint reports on social economy.
• Fondazione CaritrominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrentino foundation that co-funds research projects and training initiatives, including the Master GIS program and volunteer research projects.
• Cooperazione TrentinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional cooperative confederation collaborating on research, training, and development of cooperative enterprises in Trentino.
• ESIRA Consortium (Horizon Europe)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean research project on Enhancing Social Innovation in Rural Areas. EURICSE participates as a research partner analyzing community-led social economy initiatives.
• WISESHIFT Consortium (Horizon Europe)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean project analyzing Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISEs) in the EU and Serbia. EURICSE produces comparative reports on legal frameworks and organizational models.
• SEED2SCALE ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean project strengthening National Competence Centers for Social Innovation (NCCs) in Croatia, Greece, Italy, Romania, and Slovenia.
• Labsus (Laboratorio per la sussidiarietà)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-promoter of SIBEC (Italian School for Commons Management) and shared administration initiatives.
• Università di TrentocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for the Master GIS program and collaborative research projects including the WISESHIFT project.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Social Enterprise UK: Social Enterprise UK is a national body for social enterprises that provides research, policy advocacy, events, and advisory support. It is a regional peer because it serves a similar social-enterprise audience in the UK rather than EURICSE's Italy/Europe research base.
• TIESS: TIESS is a Quebec-based social innovation and social-economy knowledge-transfer organization that publishes research and supports practitioner learning. It is comparable to EURICSE's knowledge-dissemination and training role, but primarily serves a different geography.
• Cooperatives UK: Cooperatives UK is the UK network for cooperatives, offering sector research, advice, training, events, and policy engagement. It is comparable to EURICSE's cooperative-sector focus but operates primarily as a UK membership and support organization.

Others

• Impact Europe: Impact Europe is a European network for impact investing and social-impact capital that produces research, training, and events for the impact ecosystem. It is adjacent to EURICSE because both serve social-impact stakeholders, although Impact Europe focuses more on finance and investors than cooperative/social-enterprise research.
• Social Value International: Social Value International develops standards, training, and a practitioner network around social value and impact measurement. It is comparable to EURICSE's impact and social-balance assessment work, but is more specialized in measurement standards than cooperative and social-enterprise research.

Direct peers

• EMES International Research Network: EMES is a research network dedicated to social enterprise, social economy, and third-sector scholarship. It is comparable because EURICSE also serves researchers through publications, conferences, collaborative research projects, and social-enterprise knowledge production.
• Diesis Network: Diesis Network supports social-economy enterprises in Europe through EU projects, research, advocacy, and capacity-building. It overlaps with EURICSE's European-project participation, social-economy specialization, and advisory/training orientation.
• CIRIEC International: CIRIEC is an international research organization focused on the public, social, and cooperative economy. It is highly comparable to EURICSE because both produce research, convene academic/professional communities, and inform policy in the cooperative and social-economy field.

Broad incumbents

• International Cooperative Alliance: The International Cooperative Alliance is a global federation for cooperatives and co-publishes the World Cooperative Monitor with EURICSE. It is a broader incumbent because it overlaps in cooperative data, advocacy, and convening, but has a wider membership-representation mandate than EURICSE's research institute role.

Emerging players

• Euclid Network: Euclid Network is a European network for social enterprise and impact leaders, offering research, events, capacity-building, and EU-level initiatives. It is comparable through its focus on the same social-enterprise ecosystem, though it is more network- and practitioner-led than EURICSE's research-institute model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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