Key Findings

• Social enterprises are growing - generating jobs and increasing turnover, and are set to continue to do so in all four countries.
• Women play a significant role in social enterprises, which are more likely to be led by women than mainstream businesses are.
• The education sector seems dominant for social enterprise activity across all four countries.
• Finance is seen as a major constraint to growth, but non-financial support and increased awareness is also required to sustain and scale social enterprise activity.