Social enterprises are businesses that have social or environmental objectives; they reinvest their surpluses into the business or community. They are organisations interested in overcoming social injustice or exclusion and contributing to society.
Rather than maximising shareholder value, the aim of buy local is to generate profit to further social and environmental goals.
buy local is a member of Social Enterprise East of England
The UK's national body for social enterprise
The Social Enterprise Coalition represents a wide range of social enterprises, regional and national support networks and other related organisations.