Six Points For An Effective Social Enterprise:

1. Community Interest - An authentic social enterprise has a clear social or environmental purpose
2. Trading - A viable social enterprise draws income from trading
3. Co-operative Thinking - A smart social enterprise works in partnership with others
4. Entrepreneurial - A dynamic social enterprise is enterprise-orientated
5. Profits re-invested - A transparent social enterprise re-invests its profits to meet its social objectives
6. Local - An accountable social enterprise works locally, contributing to the local economy and its impacts can be measured within its own community