Social Enterprise East Midlands (SEEM) has been developed by a partnership oforganisationsfrom the community, voluntary, enterprise, government and regional development sectors of the East Midlands. SEEM have the primary responsibility for policy development and strategy in the region.SEEM's aims are:

• Realising the potential of social enterprises to contribute to addressing public policy goals
• Realising the potential of social enterprises to contribute to local economic renewal and regeneration
• Realising the potential of social enterprises to contribute to a more equitable and inclusive regional economy

For monthly updates please visit the link below:

www.seem.uk.net/files/91999/FileName/SEEMNewsletterJune2009.doc

Social Enterprises are businesses set up to tackle a social or environmental need. Many commercial businesses would consider themselves to have social objectives BUT social enterprises are distinctive because their social and/or environmental purpose is absolutely central to what they do. Their profits are always reinvested to sustain and further their mission for positive change.

Social Enterprises habe great potential in:

• Achieving corporate social responsibility goals for private sector
• Creating new models of employee ownership and participation
• Helping to sustain community organisations