Are there any well known examples of social enterprise?
You may be surprised to find out just how many businesses you have heard of that are actually social enterprises. Below are a couple of examples. • The Big Issue: Magazine edited by professional journalists and sold by homeless people. It gives homeless people the chance to make an income, voice their opions and campaigns on their behalf. To become a vendor you must be homeless or vulnerably housed. However The Big Issue recognise that for many people, being housed is only the first stage in getting off the streets. Therefore if a vendor needs to continue selling the The Big Issue, they may allow them to. • Fifteen: Chef Jamie Oliver set Fifteen up in 2002. It is a restaurant which doubles as a training programme for disadvantaged young people interested in becoming chefs. Many of the 16 to 24-year-olds accepted by the Fifteen Foundation have criminal backgrounds or have suffered from addictions or homelessness, but those who prove themselves passionate about food, as well as being com
