Social Enterprise

Inspiring Story: The value of having a 'friend at the other end'

Sally Broom loved travel, but wasn't so fond of the effect that mass tourism has on local people and the environment. So she set aside a planned legal career to develop ethical travel website Your Safe Planet.

Inspiring Story: Serving up coffee that won’t break the bank

As co-founders of Co-Go Coffee to Go, Simon McCann and Nicolas Holzherr have come up with a new way for people on the go to buy high quality, fairly priced coffee.

Get Involved Page: One Big Idea

Enterprise UK is introducing an exciting new competition for young people in primary and secondary schools and Further Education colleges (5 to 19).

Inspiring Story: Childhood Friends Share A Happy Kitchen

With a shared passion for organic, seasonal and local food, childhood friends Lisa Stockton and Ellie Pennington teamed up to launch social enterprise Happy Kitchen.

Useful Link: The BDA (Bedford Development Agency)

This is a free service run by Bedford Borough Council, it has strong links with training and funding providers, local private sector businesses and social enterprises. The BDA can identify suitable retail/ office properties that are available in Bedford Borough and will keep you up to date with a regular e-newsletter.

Get Involved Page: Have your say in the Make Your Mark forum!

Got an opinion on the hottest topics of the day? Then the Make Your Mark forum is the place for you.

Get Involved Page: Join the Enterprise UK community!

The Enterprise UK online community is here and it needs YOU! Want to know why you should join? Well, here are a few reasons...

Useful Link: social enterprise durham

social enterprise durham is directory, network and search engine of social enteprises in the durham, DH* post code area.

Page: Enterprising Young Brits 2009 finalists: Social and Community category

Read on to find out more about our Social and Community category finalists…

Inspiring Story: Alternative Graduate School

Alison Cole and Ann Nguyen believe that designing human solutions does not necessitate an expensive graduate degree. They are designing a prototype for free and meaningful graduate level education in an ecovillage in Auroville, India!

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