Social and Community Enterprises
If your aim is to generate profit to further your social goals and this is central to what you do.you could be a Social Enterprise. Social Enterprises are profit-making businesses set up to tackle a social or environmental need.However, rather than distributing profit to shareholders the profit is used to further the organisations social or environmental goals. For more information: http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/
Business Link For advice on governance and legal structures for new and emerging Social Enterprises contact Business Link on 0845 600 9966
UnLtd have funding awards of up to £15,000 available for Social Entrepreneurs and Social Enterprises. There are various programmes available, for more information go to: http://www.unltd.org.uk/ or phone 0207 566 1100
FURTHER ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE
If you need further assistance or advice, please contact: Jamie Buckley, Engagement and Funding Officer, East Devon District Council. Telephone number 01395 517569 email jbuckley@eastdevon.gov.uk
Page last updated on 25 May 2012
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