Description:
 Social Enterprise Coalition - What is social enterprise?
Social enterprises are dynamic businesses with a social purpose working all around the UK and internationally to deliver lasting social and environmental change. Well known social enterprises include Cafedirect, The Big Issue, The Co-operative Group, Welsh Water (Glas Cymru),the Eden Project and Jamie Oliver's Fifteen, but there are many other social enterprises operating in a wide range of industries from farmers
The Social Enterprise Coalition (SEC) is the UK's national body for social enterprise.
As the voice of the sector, SEC provides a national platform for showcasing the benefits of social enterprise. They share best practice and influence policy in order to create an enabling environment for social enterprise. SEC is committed to representing the totality of social enterprise in all its forms, working to ensure social enterprises can learn from and support each other.
To raise quality within the sector and enhance its capacity to grow, SEC undertakes a wide range of activities including:
- working with all levels of government, banks, financial institutions, legal bodies
- organising seminars and conferences
- publishing policy documents, training materials and best practice guides
- providing information about the sector
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