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Why shopsocialenterprise.com?

If you're interested in making a difference as a consumer, shopsocialenterprise.com makes it easier for you to find businesses in the UK whose main goal is not only to make profit but to have a positive impact on society by using that profit to better their communities and the environment.

Social enterprises embrace the double bottom line: balancing economic and social/environmental success. So, whether it is buying fairly traded t-shirts, signing up for renewable energy, or purchasing a revitalising aromatherapy & massage voucher, your money is used to make a difference around the world.

With this in mind, shopsocialenterprise.com brings these enterprises, goods and ideals to you through the click of a mouse.

To find out more about social enterprise go to http://www.sel.org.uk/

The Project

Shopsocialenterprise.com was developed as part of a broader partnership between Social Firms South East, the Development Trusts Association, Tower Hamlets Cooperative Development Agency and Social Enterprise London. The project focuses on bringing new buyers and social enterprise sellers to a virtual marketplace, as well as raising awareness about social enterprise and local government procurement. The project is part of the national Social Enterprise Partnership, funded by EQUAL, and includes a link to a West Midlands counterpart.