The organisation which promotes social enterprises in the UK
How it shows
Help and Resources: This organisation provides help and resources to those setting up and running Social Enterprises. Social enterprises are for profit but the profit is used for social purposes so it either goes back into the business or for investment in the local community in some way. A well known examples is The Big Issue.
Characteristics
Learning system and wide engagement; It job is to raise awareness, build the evidence base, promote knowledge sharing, open up markets and advocate a regulatory framework that is supportive to this type off business. Using the for profit model to directly benefit society - sharing good practice and experience to help nw ones.