Social enterprises categorised

By Helen Warrell, Third Sector, 30 July 2008

Social enterprises can be divided into three distinct business models, according to research by social investor CAF Venturesome.

The study is thought to be the first to categorise social enterprises. It identifies three ways in which a social enterprise's trading activity can relate to its social impact. The first model describes enterprises that trade purely to make a financial return but use profits for a social purpose. Examples...

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