Social enterprises are private initiatives to create work for people who stand little chance in the employment market. Social enterprises are stimulated in many European countries. This is less the case in the Netherlands, leading to many missed chances. This can be read in the TNO study "European experiences with social economy: Work for handicapped people and the long-term unemployed in social enterprises". The researchers observe that most social enterprises abroad integrate employees with and without a handicap on the same work floor. In some countries, the government encourages this with specific laws and regulations. In other countries, companies opt for this approach themselves. TNO concludes that a mix of employees leads to both genuine employment integration as well as greater chances of running a financially healthy company.