Social Enterprise - British Council Serbia

WHAT IS SOCIAL ENTEPRISE?

Social Enterprise is defined as 'a business with primarily social objectives whose surpluses are principally reinvested for that purpose in the business or in the community'.

In simple language that means it is:

			business
			has social objectives
			the profits are used to support the social or environmental cause

Social entrepreneurs offer innovative solutions to society’s most pressing social problems. The social purpose of what they do is central to their business.

The strength of Social Entrepreneurship

Social Enterprise encourages positive social change and social inclusion. It supports civil society, the economic empowerment of disadvantaged groups and environmental and economic development. It enables communities to take responsibility for themselves.

Social Entrepreneurs challenge and help government to improve the way public services are designed and delivered. They can also raise standards for ethical business and corporate social responsibility.

Social Entrepreneurs prove that social and environmental responsibility can be combined with financial success. Social enterprises account for 5% of all businesses with employees and contribute over £8 billion per year to the UK economy - around 1% of annual GDP.

	SOCIAL ENTEPRISE


	Think social. Act business.

After two years of implementing programmes for promotion of social entrepreneurship, we would like to help entrepreneurs from Serbia to network with their British and worldwide counterparts. This has never been easier - with the Guardian’s website and our Partner Zone within it you can with great ease get connected with other social entrepreneurs and stay informed about hot topics in this field. If you are interested in social entrepreneurship, we invite you to become part of this global network.

All you need to do is:

			register on the Social Enterprise Network on the Guardian’s website
			follow the Social Enterprise British Council Partner Zone

Registration will give you the opportunity to make contacts with people interested in this field of business from the UK, people you could present your business or business ideas to, establish cooperation, comment interesting news and join discussions.

If you want to know more about this project, please contact Mirjana Nikolić in our office in Belgrade.

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