1. Usin the kno-how! on social
enterpreneurship as an
alternatives to profit
maximisation
2. 4. Social entrepreneurship
A social enterprise is a business that has primarily
social objectives whose surpluses are reinvested
for that purpose in the business or the community,
rather than being driven by the need to seek profit
to satisfy investors.
A social enterprise is looking to achieve social and
environmental aims over the long term.
They may be profit seeking – but it is what they do
with their profits that makes the difference
3. Examples of social enterprises
Café Direct
Fair Trade
Traidcraft
Divine Chocolate
Eden Project
Housing Associations
Fifteen Foundation
Fair Finance
First Fruit
Greenwich Leisure
Brentford FC.