Systems and Structures to Make Social Enterprise Thrive

My most vivid memories of the Social Enterprise World Forum in Ethiopia are of the people, the dancing, the camaraderie, the incredible stories of entrepreneurs pushing against the odds to create impressive social impact. But one thing that really struck a chord with me were the structural and systemic aspirations of many social enterprises speaking at SEWF.

This made me think about the legislative and policy context in which social enterprise operates — like our response to climate change, individual actions are not enough: how government responds to social enterprise is pivotal for the success of the movement and the systemic disruption it can achieve.

Governments are responding to social enterprise in a range of ways, and it was interesting to compare and contrast the approaches of Scotland, Malaysia, the UK and Canada at the ‘government policy, strategy and support’ session.

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