Jones Ceri
Social Enterprise Coalition, London.
Nurs Times. 2011;107(4):12-4.
Social enterprises are organisations set up to deliver public benefit rather than private profit, and are often owned by their staff. Their social and environmental focus makes them ideal for providing flexible and responsive health and social care. This article explains how social enterprises differ from other types of businesses and from public bodies. It explains the policy context and benefits of setting them up and gives examples of social enterpris in practice.
社会企业是为实现公共利益而非私人利润而设立的组织，通常由其员工所有。它们对社会和环境的关注使其成为提供灵活且响应迅速的健康和社会护理的理想选择。本文解释了社会企业与其他类型企业以及公共机构的不同之处。阐述了设立社会企业的政策背景和益处，并给出了社会企业在实际中的例子。
