Social
Enterprise
Stories

There are so many organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand making a positive difference in their communities through social enterprise.

If you’d like to have your social enterprise considered for a case study on this page, share your social enterprise story with us.

Share Your Story

Name

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Job Title

What's the name of your social enterprise?

Website

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Video of your social enterprise

If you have a video you'd like to share about your social enterprise, you can include the video link below.

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What is your social enterprise's purpose and mission?

In one sentence ideally (50 words limit)

When was your social enterprise created? (month and year)

How many paid staff do you employ? (full time equivalent)

What is the legal structure of your social enterprise?

Does your organisation have a charitable status?

Does your enterprise trade** to fulfil your mission?

**Trade includes revenue from membership, sponsorship, sales of products and services and income from competitively awarded contracts from government. Trade does not include donations, grants or loans.

Does your enterprise derive a substantial** portion of your income from trade?

**Substantial portion is defined as 50% or more for ventures that are more than five years from start-up or 25% or more for ventures that are less than five years from start-up.

Does your enterprise reinvest over 50% of its profit/surplus or expenditure in the fulfilment of its mission?

What is your annual turnover?

This information is not mandatory. It is just to give an indication of the size of your organisation.

What is the story behind your social enterprise?

(e.g. How did it come about, when did it start, how many people are involved?)

What problem is your social enterprise trying to solve?

(e.g. Homelessness, Inequality. Be as specific as you can, and talk about your personal experience with this problem)

Tell us about the business model

How do you generate a sustainable income? What are your revenue streams? Who are your customers?

Tell us about the impact model

What impact are you making? Can you quantify / qualify your impact so far? How do you measure your social / environmental impact? Include any interesting stats.

Tell us more about what you’re working towards

Any future goals, milestones you'd like us to know about?

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