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The Common Good: a three-hour activity introducing social enterprise

‘The Common Good: a three hour activity introducing social enterprise’ has been published by Vitae and the University of the West of England © 2010 University of the West of England Please refer to the resource manual at www.vitae.ac.uk/resources for full conditions of use.

‘The Common Good: a three hour activity introducing social enterprise’ has been published by Vitae and the University of the West of England © 2010 University of the West of England Please refer to the resource manual at www.vitae.ac.uk/resources for full conditions of use.

09.00 Introduction to Social Enterprise09.20 Ideas for solutions to social/

environmental problems09.40 Promote ideas & group formation09.50 Develop your idea & prepare poster11.20 Poster session & seek support11.50 Debrief12.00 Close

Session overview

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What do these organisations have in common?

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© David Loftus

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What is a social enterprise?

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“I made a list of people who needed just a little bit of money. And when

the list was complete, there were 42 names. The total amount of money

they needed was $27. I was shocked.”

Muhammad Yunus

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“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one

persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends

on the unreasonable man”

George Bernard Shaw

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Social enterprise in summary

"A social enterprise is a business with primarily social objectives whose surpluses are principally reinvested for that purpose in the business or in the community, rather than being driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders and owners.” 

Social Enterprise Action Plan 2006

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• Trading for a social or environmental purpose• “Double/triple bottom line” re-investing• Passionate/”crazy” people who change things• Highly motivated problem solvers• Enhanced stakeholder engagement

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So, why could you run a social enterprise and why should other people do business with you?

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09.00 Introduction to Social Enterprise09.20 Ideas for solutions to social/

environmental problems09.40 Promote ideas & group formation09.50 Develop your idea & prepare poster11.20 Poster session & seek support11.50 Debrief12.00 Close

Session overview

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Things you need to think about

• Is it clear what the idea is?• What would generate income?• Who would be the beneficiary of the enterprise?• Are the any relevant numbers? Do they make

sense?• Which (research?) skills are being used?

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If we were to ask…

What are the attributes that would be valuable to successful social enterprises and/or social entrepreneurs?

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http://unltd.org.uk/hefce/ - UnLtd ‘Dare to be different: HE Social Entrepreneurship Awards’

http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/ - Social Enterprise Coalition: the voice of social enterprise

http://www.clearlyso.com/ - ClearlySo: The global hub for social business, social enterprise and social investment

http://www.socialenterprisemark.org.uk/ - Social Enterprise Mark: Trading for people and planet

Where can I find out more?