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Resources for social enterprises and social entrepreneurs

Social enterprise, social entrepreneurs, community interest companies (CIC), fourth sector, charitable businesses — they’re all terms for businesses who care about more than profit.

For the most part, what makes a business a “social enterprise” is that where you put the money: in the hands of charitable causes rather than shareholders or owners or even employees.

Researching social enterprise hasn’t been easy, so I thought I’d share my list of resources for Scottish and British people interested in either starting their own or in buying goods and services from one.

Starting your own

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