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Social enterprise – empowerment and employment through trading in the market

Social Enterprise Coalition, 2007

Trading for a social and /or environmental purpose

Ownership and Governance

Triple bottom line

Wide range of legal, organisation forms

All shapes & sizes

A successful business model

Social Enterprise Coalition, 2007

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Social Enterprise in the UK

55,000 social enterprises, £27B turnover, 500,000 employed

Social Enterprise Coalition, 2007

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The approach

Market led, value driven

Empowerment and opportunity

Innovation Better value services

– in real terms

Social Enterprise Coalition, 2007

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Ingredients for social enterprise success

The right people - leadership

The right models – function=form

The right support – support/training

Investment Timing In public markets -

alignment with commissioning

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Jonathan Bland

Social Enterprise Coalitionwww.socialenterprise.org.uk