Social enterprises are businesses driven by a social or environmental purpose. The following resources provide information and guidance to both create a social enterprise and successfully develop it.

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Social-enterprise-and-museums. Museums Galleries Scotland, 2010
This paper details sources of information and support on social enterprise, including those relating specifically to the cultural sector.

Link to conference info on other websites

Where Culture and Social Enterprise Meet Conference. HI-Arts, 2010
The programme details and video recording of this conference on social enterprise, organised by HI-Arts and Creative Scotland, is available on the HI-Arts website.

Links to other websites

Scottish Social Enterprise Coalition
The Scottish Social Enterprise Coalition is the national collective voice for social enterprise in Scotland. They provide a wide range of information and resources to support social enterprise organisations.

Social Enterprise Coalition
The Social Enterprise Coalition is the UK body for social enterprise.

Firstport
This organisation supports new and emerging social entrepreneurs across Scotland, providing advice and resources.

Highlands and Islands Social Enterprise Zone
The role of this organisation is to help social enterprise grow and develop across the Highlands and Islands.