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Further reading

The Social Enterprise Coalition (SEC) is the UK's national body for social enterprise. SEC provides a voice for the sector and a national platform for showcasing the benefits of social enterprise. Many SEC publications are available as free PDF downloads online.

Those wishing to get an overview of the sector and its social and economic significance may find the following publication useful:

There’s more to business than you think:
A guide to social eanterprise Socil Enterprise Coalition
(Sept 2003)

The Government's activities in support of the sector are now drawn together in the Office of the Third Sector within the Cabinet Office and Social Enterprise: A Strategy for Success [2004] and Social Enterprise: Scaling New Heights [2006] can both be downloaded from the Cabinet Office website here.

One of the most enjoyable recent books on the subject has to be Liam Black’s and Jeremy Nicholl’s There’s no business like social business: How to be socially enterprising [The Cat's Pyjamas 2004]. Price: £15.00. Available from Gill Fitzsimmons on 0151 702 0550 or email gillf@frcgroup.co.uk.
Visit www.the-cats-pyjamas.com for more information.