What is Social Enterprise?

Most social enterprise meetings and summits in our experience involve the never-ending quest for agreement on a universally accepted definition of social enterprise. This discussion has been ongoing in British Columbia for over a decade.

What is it all about? | Social Enterprise UK

Social enterprises are businesses which are set up to change the world. Like traditional businesses they aim to make a profit but it’s what they do with their profits that sets them apart – reinvesting or donating them to create positive social change. Social enterprises exist in nearly every sector from consumer goods to healthcare, community energy to creative agencies, restaurants to facilities management. Well known examples include The Big Issue, Divine Chocolate and the Eden Project.

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What is social enterprise? | Knowledge Base | GrantSpace

Social enterprise, also known as social entrepreneurship, broadly encompasses ventures of nonprofits, civic-minded individuals, and for-profit businesses that can yield both financial and social returns. Podcast Listen to advice, tips,...

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What is social enterprise? definition and meaning - BusinessDictionary.com

Definition of social enterprise: A type of non-profit business that employs people and earns income in order to help address perceived social or environmental issues. For example, a social enterprise might provide valuable services ...

Social Enterprise Alliance Twin Cities – social enterprises are making business a tool for social change.

Putting mission equal to profits, social enterprises are organizations that intentionally integrate social impact as a component of their business model through the people they employ or the social missions they support.

What is a Social Enterprise?

A social enterprise is an organization that applies commercial strategies to maximize improvements in human and environmental well-being.

What is a social enterprise? | tools4dev

Social enterprises have become increasingly popular as part of international development programs. A social enterprise is a business that aims to achieve a particular public or community mission (social, environmental, cultural or economic), and reinvests the majority of its profits into achieving that mission.