Why Social Enterprise?

Naomi Arron *What is Social Enterprise?* The definition of a social enterprise is ambiguous at best. From where we sit, social enterprise includes any type of business venture that has a social mission. It may include an organization that, • produces/sells products to raise money to support social programs, • provides jobs for people who are otherwise unemployable, • sells eco-friendly products to help maintain a healthy and clean environment for generations to come, • or any other individual, organization, or business that reinvests profits to support social goals. While each of these organizations is very different from each other, they share a common theme of improving lives in some way or another. By using your spending power to support the social enterprise sector, you are helping others to make this world a better place. *How can I help?* Supporting social enterprise goes way beyond helping your neighbours. By purchasing socially-motivated products you are supporting the organizations that make it all possible, benefiting you, your neighbours, and your entire neighbourhood! So, for example, in choosing to buy a product on N2N Trading.com, you may choose to support an organization that provides jobs for people who have barriers to traditional employment. Your purchase helps make it possible to create and sustain meaningful employment for these individuals. In doing so, you are helping them to contribute to their own well-being and that of their neighbourhoods! *Want to learn more about Social Enterprise?* Visit these websites to learn more: <notextile> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.csef.ca/what_is_a_social_entrepreneur.php" target="_blank">Canadian Social Entrepreneurship Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.enterprisingnonprofits.ca/about_social_enterprise/definitions" target="_blank">Enterprising Non-Profits</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.centreforsocialenterprise.com/what.html" target="_blank">Centre for Social Enterprise</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/pages/about-social-enterprise.html" target="_blank">Social Enterprise Coalition</a></li></ul> </notextile> What is Social Enterprise? The definition of a social enterprise is ambiguous at best. From where we sit, social enterprise includes any type of business venture that has a social mission. It may include an organization that, • produces/sells products to raise money to support social programs, • provides jobs for people who are otherwise unemployable, • sells eco-friendly products to help maintain a healthy and clean environment for generations to come, • or any other individual, organization, or business that reinvests profits to support social goals. While each of these organizations is very different from each other, they share a common theme of improving lives in some way or another. By using your spending power to support the social enterprise sector, you are helping others to make this world a better place. How can I help? Supporting social enterprise goes way beyond helping your neighbours. By purchasing socially-motivated products you are supporting the organizations that make it all possible, benefiting you, your neighbours, and your entire neighbourhood! So, for example, in choosing to buy a product on N2N Trading.com, you may choose to support an organization that provides jobs for people who have barriers to traditional employment. Your purchase helps make it possible to create and sustain meaningful employment for these individuals. In doing so, you are helping them to contribute to their own well-being and that of their neighbourhoods! Want to learn more about Social Enterprise? Visit these websites to learn more: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.csef.ca/what_is_a_social_entrepreneur.php" target="_blank">Canadian Social Entrepreneurship Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.enterprisingnonprofits.ca/about_social_enterprise/definitions" target="_blank">Enterprising Non-Profits</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.centreforsocialenterprise.com/what.html" target="_blank">Centre for Social Enterprise</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/pages/about-social-enterprise.html" target="_blank">Social Enterprise Coalition</a></li></ul>