Social enterprises need gov't, business help: study

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<figure class='op-interactive'><div id='IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container'> <ivs-player id='IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1' data-ivs-spid='3001339' data-ivs-key='e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603' data-ivs-vid='1447868' data-ivs-floating='1' ></ivs-player> <script src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js'></script> <script src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js'></script> </div></figure><p>MANILA - Entrepreneurs who seek to empower marginalized sectors need support from the government and the business sector to make an impact, according to a British study.</p><p>There are about 164,473 social enterprises in the Philippines that help women and other sectors, according to the British Council Philippines called “Reaching the Farthest first: the State of Social Enterprise in the Philippines."</p><p>“It’s called a business for social change, it’s quite a hybrid when you look at the different roles they play in society, social entrepreneurs are born out of a need or a social problem as seen in that community,” Maria Angela Flores, head of society British Council Philippines told ANC.</p><p>Social entrepreneurs are seeking help from government to create a roadmap and the business sector to gain more knowledge and access to funding.</p><p>“It’s almost always financial, refining business model and business skill, so we can say that from the research, there’s a need to support social enterprises so they can further their social impact and this means that learning from the business sector is very critical,” Flores said.</p>

<p>Social entrepreneurs are seeking help from government to create a roadmap and the business sector to gain more knowledge and access to funding.</p><p>“It’s almost always financial, refining business model and business skill, so we can say that from the research, there’s a need to support social enterprises so they can further their social impact and this means that learning from the business sector is very critical,” Flores said.</p>

<p>There are about 164,473 social enterprises in the Philippines that help women and other sectors, according to the British Council Philippines called “Reaching the Farthest first: the State of Social Enterprise in the Philippines."</p><p>“It’s called a business for social change, it’s quite a hybrid when you look at the different roles they play in society, social entrepreneurs are born out of a need or a social problem as seen in that community,” Maria Angela Flores, head of society British Council Philippines told ANC.</p>

<figure class='op-interactive'><div id='IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container'> <ivs-player id='IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1' data-ivs-spid='3001339' data-ivs-key='e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603' data-ivs-vid='1447868' data-ivs-floating='1' ></ivs-player> <script src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js'></script> <script src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js'></script> </div></figure><p>MANILA - Entrepreneurs who seek to empower marginalized sectors need support from the government and the business sector to make an impact, according to a British study.</p>

<p>MANILA - Entrepreneurs who seek to empower marginalized sectors need support from the government and the business sector to make an impact, according to a British study.</p><p> </p>

MANILA - Entrepreneurs who seek to empower marginalized sectors need support from the government and the business sector to make an impact, according to a British study.

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Social enterprises need gov't, business help: study

Social enterprises need gov't, business help: study