Social Enterprise Day
Taking place on Thursday 19 November, this day is all about encouraging people to use enterprising ideas for social and environmental change.
Enterprise UK webchat: Enterprise with a conscience
To celebrate Social Enterprise Day, Enterprise UK and Rockstar Group hosted a very special webchat with social entrepreneur Tom Minter. Find what happened!.
What is a social enterprise?
A social enterprise is a business with primarily social or environmental aims, and whose profits are ploughed back into the business or community. Read more on the Social Enterprise Coaltion website: www.socialenterprise.org.uk
Social enterprises range from farming and recycling initiatives to larger business like Café Direct, The Eden Project and yummy restaurant, Fifteen. All these businesses demonstrate that enterprise can be used as a tool for social and environmental change.
Check out some of these social enterprises, and more, in the Trailblazers video:
Trailblazers magazine
Trailblazers is a free magazine packed full of inspiring stories of people having enterprising ideas for social and environmental change… and making them happen. It tackles issues such as knife crime, climate change, poverty and development and showcases the myriad of social enterprise solutions to some of society’s (and the globe’s) greatest problems.
Download your copies (PDF)
Activity suggestions
Social Enterprise Awareness Day
Organise a drop-in event to celebrate existing social enterprises in your area and to raise awareness of the third sector within your community. Read more
Revitalise your community
Host a forum that creates and initiates discussion about public policy, entrepreneurship, and specific ideas to benefit your community. Read more
Social enterprise competition
Run a competition encouraging people to think about social enterprise, such as the One Water Project which ran last year on Social Enterprise Day. Read more
Inspiring stories
Striding Out
Striding Out launched a competition to find 100 talented young entrepreneurs with entrepreneurial flair and innovation, committed to progressing a responsible business. Read more
Green-works
Green-works looked at what contribution social and community enterprise could make to a more sustainable environment. Read the story
Glengowan Primary School
Glengowan Primary School organised a Celebrate Africa day, using enterprising activity to raise money for Songani Primary School in Malawi. Read more
One Water Project at St Matthew Academy
Students at St Matthew Academy took part in the One Water Project and really made a day of it! Read more
