Today is nationally being recognised at Social Enterprise Day with a range of events around the UK to celebrate the wonderful scale and models of social enterprise today. What a brilliant time to consider how important social enterprise has become and to look forward to much more in the future – including plenty of digital inclusion work from Cosmic!
Cosmic also wants to use the opportunity to encourage lots more organisations to sign-up for the Social Enterprise Mark – it provides the credibility and clarity we all need to prove how we operate as real social enterprises. It provides suppliers and customers alike with the understanding that they are trading with a better type of business!
And to encourage plenty more people to consider working in Social Enterprise – its a brilliant career choice. The team here is celebrating by spending some time considering why it feels great to work in social enterprise, and we wanted to share those thoughts – so here goes –
“Its great working in social enterprise because …. it’s great to feel part of a bigger movement that could change the way we do business, for good.”
Kate Doodson
Its great to work in social enterprise because …
“I get to teach people things even when I’m selling them things… and always give the best advice for the client rather than for Cosmic .”
Pete Goff
Its great to work in social enterprise because …
“we get to work with a diverse range of people and clients in different sectors of society and we can help them maximize their exposure in the ever changing world of online marketing.”
Ben Mayo-Smith
Its great working in social enterprise because …
“Its great to work in an environment where profit AND social impact are both influencers on decisions”
Kim Reynolds
Its great to work in social enterprise because …
“I know that I’m working for the good of the client/customer and not a shareholder who is looking for a big dividend”
Matt Young
It’s great to work in social enterprise because…..
“our objectives enable us to help organisations the way they need it and we get to see the benefits.
Also: It’s great to work in social enterprise because we make great smoothies.”
Rob French
Its great working in social enterprise because ….
“there’s no better job satisfaction in my view. We all want to make the world a better place – why not do it whilst you’re working, earning and helping others as well!”
Julie Hawker
Its great to work in social enterprise because ….
“it’s about working with people who have a sense of social value and a belief in making their work about more than just earning a wage and more about the value that they can bring to something. OR It’s great to work in social enterprise because I get to work with Scotty from engineering and Mr Spock 😉
Gary Ebsworth
(Gary … that’s the Starship Enterprise … . doh!)