Social businesses are worth over £3bn and the sector demonstrates “increasing maturity”, according to research published today, but lack of resource and staffing issues are causing concern.
Fifteen UK companies have now committed to choosing social enterprise suppliers for at least a small portion of their spending. What’s been the impact so far – and what’s next?
Plymouth became a ‘Social Enterprise City’ in 2013 – a badge that’s helped shift social enterprise from fringe to forefront. But there’s more work to be done.
£260bn is spent every year in the UK on business procurement. With a smart salesman at the helm of Wildhearts Office, some of this massive spend is now supporting entrepreneurs around the world.