a sustainable business with a social mission and reinvests a significant portion of its surpluses in the business or in the community to fulfil its social objectives
a sustainable business with a social mission, where business is used to serve its social cause
a trading organisation that sets out to achieve a social purpose and has democratic ownership
A business that trades primarily to achieve social aims, while making a profit. Social aims might include job creation, training and provision of local services. They are organised along democratic lines, with stakeholders having full say in the direction of the business. Credit unions are examples of banking social enterprises.
Businesses or organisations which have no shareholders and which are established and run by people in the voluntary and community sector
Usually, but not always, non-profit-distributing enterprises. They take many institutional forms, including voluntary, co-operative, mutual or companies limited by guarantee, and seek high levels of accountability to their stakeholders. Social enterprises are increasingly recognised as part of a crucial third sector, distinguishing them from the public and private sectors.
A business that is managed by, and benefits, a local community.
Social Enterprises are businesses. They trade in the market place in order to fulfil social aims, bringing people and communities together for economic development and social gain.
Social enterprises are organizations which trade in goods or services, and link that trade to a social mission. The need to deliver on financial, social and environmental performance targets is often referred to as having a triple bottom line.