Business A-Level
social enterprise
What social enterprise means in Business A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of social enterprise
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Reference: AQA
An organisation that trades in order to fund a social purpose and measures success on the trading surplus and the social outcome.
Topics that use social enterprise
- Understanding different business forms (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- corporate objectives
- equity
- limited liability
- market expectations
- capital gain
- dividend yield
- market capitalisation
- mission drift
Using social enterprise in the exam
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