Social enterprises can be defined as enterprises that have a social purpose, but are run on business principles, and reinvest any profit or surplus into the social purpose of the entity. [International Labour Organization]
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Social Enterprise Continuum
Organisational models exist on a continuum, from grant-dependent traditional NPOs, to traditional businesses generating income through trading activities. Towards the centre of the continuum are social enterprises. Read more.