They help tackle homelessness, unemployment, disability, financial exclusion and other challenges. And now Cambridgeshire’s estimated 175 social enterprises have earned the county special status as a hotbed of activity for businesses that generate profit for good causes. Cambridgeshire’s new ‘Social enterprise place’ status – awarded to just 19 areas across the UK – was announced last week at the Allia Future Business Centre in Cambridge on Social Enterprise Day. It is hoped the status could…
Could Cambridgeshire’s new social enterprise status change our buying habits?
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