Social Enterprises
Organisations
Social Enterprise Coalition
Social Enterprise Coalition is the UK's national body for social enterprise. They promote the benefits of social enterprise, promote best practice through networks and publications, inform policy to improve the operating environment, influence politicians to generate support for social enterprise, and undertake research to expand the evidence base.
Development Trusts Association
The Development Trusts Association is a network of community practitioners. They help people set up development trusts, and help existing trusts learn from each other and work effectively. They also influence government and others at national and local level, to build support and investment for their movement.
Social Enterprise Works
Social Enterprise Works provides support, advice and guidance to prospective and established social enterprises during critical periods of their start up and development.
Resources
Business Link
Business Link has practical advice for setting up a Social Enterprise
Social Enterprise
Social Enterprise is a monthly magazine and online service that aims to to bring together the huge range of individuals and organisations in the social enterprise movement in a space where they can learn about and inspire one another.
KnowHow Nonprofit
Knowhow NonProfit has information and case studies about raising money through trading and forming social enterprises. It provides a case study on setting up a social enterprise, and one on changing from a Limited company to a social enterprise.
Social Enterprise Mark
Social Enterprise Mark is awarded to businesses who meet specific criteria that demonstrate they are working primarily for social and/or environmental goals, and that 50% of their profits are reinvested towards those goals.
