Social Enterprise Day
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Happy Social Enterprise Day 2008. Today social enterprises will be celebrating their success and promoting social entrepreneurship to young people. Among today's events are the launch of the One Water Project which asks young people to think of new ways of selling ethical water brand One Water (check out the interactive game on the site). The Social Enterprise Coalition will be announcing the results of its photography competition, on the theme of transforming lives.There are 55,000 social enterprises in the UK with a combined turnover of £27 billion. Social enterprises account for 5% of all businesses with employees and contribute £8.4 billion per year to the UK economy . From social care to community cohesion and renewable energy to recycling and fair trade, social enterprises can take the lead on tackling 21st century issues.
Social Enterprise Day is part of Make Your Mark: Change Lives, a campaign to inspire young people to use enterprising ideas for social and environmental change. The following is the Make Your Mark video, Trailblazers, with stories of young people making a difference.
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