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UK Government's social enterprise action plan

Introduction

An action plan which sets out the Government’s plans for its continuing support for social enterprise.

Description

Britain’s social enterprise sector is one of the most vibrant and successful in the world, with over 55,000 social enterprises currently operating. This plan outlines how the government will work to enable social enterprises thrive and tackle the market failures that would otherwise frustrate them. It explains how the government aims to:

foster a culture of social enterprise
ensure that the right information and advice are available to those running social enterprises
enable social enterprises to access appropriate finance
enable social enterprises to work with government
monitor progress

As well as outlining the action plan, the document contains 31 short case studies of successful enterprises.

Contact info

Office of the Third Sector
Phone: +44 20 7276 6400
socialenterprise@cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk

Publication date

01/11/2006

Links

Office of the Third Sector

Social enterprise action plan: scaling new heights (PDF, Eng, 1.7 MB)

Document type

policy

Themes

Urban Policy > Economy knowledge & employment > Urban economy

Keywords

Specific sectors