"A social enterprise is a business with primarily social objectives whose surpluses are principally reinvested for that purpose in the business or in the community, rather than being driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders and owners."

Department of Trade and Industry
   
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The project brief set out the scope of the study and the requirement to explore possibilities in relation to the development of internal trading opportunities within the social economy sector in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde.

Identifying examples of good practice from other parts of the UK and Europe , including critical success factors and barriers that have had to be overcome.

Examining and outlining current procurement processes for goods and services within the social economy sector in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde.

Identifying procurement opportunities for services which are currently tendered to non-social enterprises and which could be delivered equally well or better by social economy organisations

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Study of Internal Trading Opportunities (Word Doc)
Renfrewshire Procurement Research Report (Word Doc)
Buying from social enterprises (Word Doc)
Public Social Partnership (PDF)
Developing Community Assets (Projector)