GCSE Business Studies Unit 1 Creating a Business The Role of Social Enterprise

The role of Social Enterprise Learning outcomes to be covered: Explain the meaning of the term social enterprise Analyse how a social enterprise aims to deliver across a range of outputs, including: – economic, for example employment – social, for example sense of community – environmental, for example sustainable business practice Images © thinkstockphotos.co.uk

What is a Social Enterprise? These businesses aim to address social or environmental needs They make and do things to earn profits which is then used in a different way to other businesses A Social Enterprise can be a business in the Public or Private sector Images © thinkstockphotos.co.uk

What do Social Enterprises do? Create jobs e.g. for people who find it difficult to get a job Protect the environment e.g. use sustainable products, recycle waste Put their profits back into the community e.g. support local projects by providing financial support Provide services to people e.g. helping with shopping, house work or providing a taxi service Images © thinkstockphotos.co.uk

Examples of Social Enterprises Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen restaurant www.fifteen.net/ Divine Chocolate www.divinechocolate.com/uk The Big Issue www.bigissue.com Bryson Charitable Group www.brysongroup.org Images © thinkstockphotos.co.uk

Images © thinkstockphotos.co.uk Activity – 30 minutes In small groups use either the examples of social enterprise listed in the previous slide or your own examples. Identify the businesses principles Identify what they do that makes them a social enterprise Present your findings back to the class Images © thinkstockphotos.co.uk

Sample questions – 6 minutes Working individually complete the following past paper questions June 2015 question 1a June 2014 question 1a June 2011 question 1c,d Images © thinkstockphotos.co.uk

Images © thinkstockphotos.co.uk Learning Check Do you know: What a social enterprise is? What social enterprises operate in you local area? How a social enterprise differs from other businesses? Images © thinkstockphotos.co.uk