Business Link Wessex

Final report - October 2004

To undertake key research on the status of social enterprise in Southampton.

�A social enterprise is a business with primarily social objectives whose surpluses are principally reinvested for that purpose in the business or the community, rather than being driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders and owners.' Social Enterprise: a strategy for success. DTI, 2002.

• Mapping of existing social enterprise support infrastructure in Southampton
  
  
• Action research on needs of social enterprises in Southampton
  
  
• Growth potential for enterprise in Southampton�s social economy
  
  
• Comparative study of three UK cities
  
  
• Impact of support on the local economy and community in terms of jobs, regeneration, public service provision etc
  
  
• Assessment of support needs for social enterprise in Southampton
  
  
• Improved access to the support infrastructure in Southampton

For further information on this research please email Cris Jezard at Business Link Wessex.