Social enterprises are businesses which are set up to change the world. Like traditional businesses they aim to make a profit but its 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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