A social enterprise or social business is defined as a business that has specific social objectives that serve its primary purpose. These organisations seek to maximize profits while maximizing benefits to society and the environment. Their profits are principally used to fund social programs.
They exist at the intersection of the private and volunteer sectors. They seek to balance activities that provide financial benefits with social goals, such as providing housing to low-income families or job training.
Whether you are at the start-up phase or seeking to develop your social enterprise, we are here to help.
In particular, the Dublin City Social Enterprise Awards was established by Inner City Enterprise (ICE) and Dublin City Council with the support of the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Dublin City in 2015., as these partner organisations recognised a gap in the market for small flexible grants to kick-start the creation or development of enterprises in Dublin City. For this reason, each year since 2015, a fund of €50,000 has been distributed among innovative social enterprises.
Moreover, both the programme and competition are aimed at increasing awareness of the important contribution that social enterprise makes to building communities and in creating employment, in addition to developing the skills of the participants who get involved. Lastly, the awards granted to the successful applicants will also allow them to further develop their plans and activities and bring the benefits of their social enterprise to more individuals and communities.
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