Social enterprises operate like businesses but reinvest their profits principally for the benefit of the community, rather than for the benefit of shareholders and owners.
Research shows that in increasingly complex societies, the one-size-fits-all approach to designing services, and simple fiscal measures such as tax credits, generally fail to help the most vulnerable families.
The independence of social enterprises allows them room to innovate and provide services that are responsive to local needs on the ground, particularly for those individuals and communities most at risk.
The ethos of social enterprises, where profits are used to help local people, will be second nature to many of the children's workforce.
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