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Table 7

Evaluation of connections and disconnections in the ecosystem

Domain connection	Evaluation
Policy-culture	Disconnected. There is a very small number of businesses in the Philippines due to the lack of an entrepreneurial mindset among Filipinos. There is also a lack of bayanihan and malasakit or concern, mindset in the government, as farmers are still looked down upon in society and there is a lack of government support in the sector. The struggle to create a concrete definition of social enterprises and the notion of the government that social enterprises are merely MSMEs hinders the passing of the PRESENT bill, despite the social impact that social enterprises provide compared to regular MSMEs. Mature social enterprises no longer push for or follow the PRESENT bill because they can no longer avail of the benefits gained from its passing
Policy-supports	Partially disconnected. There has been a collaboration between R1 and Gawad Kalinga for the Social Business Summit and support and mentorship for some of the businesses they have incubated in the past. However, there is no guarantee that the collaboration between the government and Gawad Kalinga will continue. Despite this, DTI will refer agricultural social enterprises to and collaborate with GKEF and other support systems based on their expertise. Support structures such as tools and machinery are also provided by the government, especially under the Go Negosyo program, but these are directed toward MSMEs only. Thus, social enterprises that have scaled up can no longer make use of them, or they are not the exact machines that social enterprises need. The abundance of support groups available to social enterprises is due to the lack of support from the government or the public sector to social enterprises
Policy-human capital	Partially disconnected. Training centers such as ACSEnt are continuously working with other stakeholders in the PRESENT coalition to properly define “social enterprise” for the bill to be passed in the Senate. Through different government initiatives, MSMEs are given the necessary training needed for setting up and maintaining their business, but there is no specific training given to social enterprises. There is also an issue that these trainings are directed toward start-up businesses. Thus, social enterprises that have matured can no longer make use of these benefits
Human capital	Partially connected. The culture that supports systems cultivated for social enterprises helped them to prosper and scale up because of the relationships and networks built. Support structures created a community that bred successful social enterprises that share their success stories and strategies to inspire future social entrepreneurs. There is a lack of awareness regarding incubators among some mature social enterprises, thus not being able to make use of or maximize them
Culture-human capital	Partially connected. Talks and training given by the human capital domain have motivated people to venture into social enterprises. There is limited research on agriculture and certain crops for the benefit of social enterprises. Thus, social entrepreneurs who want to create agricultural social enterprises must research from scratch. Increasing incorporation of social entrepreneurship in educational institutions and school curriculums leads to the youth having an entrepreneurial mindset, more specifically toward social enterprises, hopefully creating a future wherein businesses will all shift toward creating social goals
Supports human capital	Connected. The two domains work together and supplement each other, both providing functions necessary, such as training and development, as well as the necessary tools and shared services needed for social enterprises to grow and scale up. Although the two domains can function independently to aid social enterprises, it is more optimal for them to work together to strengthen the core and backbone of social enterprises. More specifically, support provides the social entrepreneur with hard tools, while human capital provides them with soft skills

Domain connection	Evaluation
Policy-culture	Disconnected. There is a very small number of businesses in the Philippines due to the lack of an entrepreneurial mindset among Filipinos. There is also a lack of bayanihan and malasakit or concern, mindset in the government, as farmers are still looked down upon in society and there is a lack of government support in the sector. The struggle to create a concrete definition of social enterprises and the notion of the government that social enterprises are merely MSMEs hinders the passing of the PRESENT bill, despite the social impact that social enterprises provide compared to regular MSMEs. Mature social enterprises no longer push for or follow the PRESENT bill because they can no longer avail of the benefits gained from its passing
Policy-supports	Partially disconnected. There has been a collaboration between R1 and Gawad Kalinga for the Social Business Summit and support and mentorship for some of the businesses they have incubated in the past. However, there is no guarantee that the collaboration between the government and Gawad Kalinga will continue. Despite this, DTI will refer agricultural social enterprises to and collaborate with GKEF and other support systems based on their expertise. Support structures such as tools and machinery are also provided by the government, especially under the Go Negosyo program, but these are directed toward MSMEs only. Thus, social enterprises that have scaled up can no longer make use of them, or they are not the exact machines that social enterprises need. The abundance of support groups available to social enterprises is due to the lack of support from the government or the public sector to social enterprises
Policy-human capital	Partially disconnected. Training centers such as ACSEnt are continuously working with other stakeholders in the PRESENT coalition to properly define “social enterprise” for the bill to be passed in the Senate. Through different government initiatives, MSMEs are given the necessary training needed for setting up and maintaining their business, but there is no specific training given to social enterprises. There is also an issue that these trainings are directed toward start-up businesses. Thus, social enterprises that have matured can no longer make use of these benefits
Human capital	Partially connected. The culture that supports systems cultivated for social enterprises helped them to prosper and scale up because of the relationships and networks built. Support structures created a community that bred successful social enterprises that share their success stories and strategies to inspire future social entrepreneurs. There is a lack of awareness regarding incubators among some mature social enterprises, thus not being able to make use of or maximize them
Culture-human capital	Partially connected. Talks and training given by the human capital domain have motivated people to venture into social enterprises. There is limited research on agriculture and certain crops for the benefit of social enterprises. Thus, social entrepreneurs who want to create agricultural social enterprises must research from scratch. Increasing incorporation of social entrepreneurship in educational institutions and school curriculums leads to the youth having an entrepreneurial mindset, more specifically toward social enterprises, hopefully creating a future wherein businesses will all shift toward creating social goals
Supports human capital	Connected. The two domains work together and supplement each other, both providing functions necessary, such as training and development, as well as the necessary tools and shared services needed for social enterprises to grow and scale up. Although the two domains can function independently to aid social enterprises, it is more optimal for them to work together to strengthen the core and backbone of social enterprises. More specifically, support provides the social entrepreneur with hard tools, while human capital provides them with soft skills

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