09 Sep 2015
Research indicates Britain's appetite for social businesses
According to a survey by the National Enterprise Network and UnLtd, 27% of people that have approached enterprise organisations are aiming to start a company with a social purpose or cause.
The research indicates that social entrepreneurs are becoming increasingly mainstream, and reinforces the role that enterprise organisations have to ensure that relevant support is available to entrepreneurs motivated by social objectives. Social entrepreneurs often require specialist support on areas such as access to social finance, using volunteers and legal issues. While mainstream enterprise organisations are supporting social entrepreneurs, a significant proportion of business people (9%) seeking support said they were not able to access the support they needed to develop and sustain social objectives within their business.
Cliff Prior, CEO of UnLtd, commented,“There’s a swell of people stepping up to tackle some of society’s greatest problems with entrepreneurial solutions – but they need the right support to start well and thrive. We want enterprise organisations to ensure social entrepreneurs get off to the best start, and this research shows that even more can be done to ensure that potential social entrepreneurs can access the support they need.”
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