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What is a Social Enterprise?

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This incorporates a socially beneficial mission with a manufacturing arm that produces a useful product for its targeted demographic, while also directly providing employment to members of that demographic. They also note that after the 2007 recession—when things looked grim for the U.S. economy in general—U.S.

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How to Say Thank You :: Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct.

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SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! Candi Forney My Great Grandfather owned a fruit and vegetable store in a tiny town in Arkansas.