1. The Role of the Social Enterprise
GCSE Applied Business

2. What is a Social Enterprise?
A social enterprise is a business with the following features:
Primarily social objectives
Profits are re-invested in the business or the community
Not driven by the need to maximise profits for shareholders/ owners
Can exist in the Public and Private sector

3. Why do social enterprises exist?
To fulfil social or environmental needs
Consumers want ethical products and services
To fill a gap in the market
Social enterprises need to be at least as good as competing businesses that are working for profit maximisation

4. Examples of Social Enterprises
Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen restaurant
Divine Chocolate
The Big Issue
Bryson House