I am a 37-year-old social enterprise developer, socio-economic researcher and associate professor from Hungary. Throughout my career, I have used numerous different training and research methods to provide better opportunities for low-income rural families (mainly Roma families) in Hungary.

My main goal was always to work together with the community from idea creation till business management. I think that social enterprise development is one of the most successful tool to create empowerment!

Right now, I am working with social enterprises that provide sustainable social and also economic solution for the lack of basic infrastructures. Thus, we created transport and food provide enterprises locally.

As an academic I focus on financial survival strategies, networks and liquidity management of low-income rural families and also develop different courses to teach social enterprise development for university students.

If you are interested in any of these topics, or you just would like to have a chat about them, or you would like to share your experience please feel free to contact me. My email is: gosztonyi.marton@gmail.com