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1.4 Business objectives – Business objectives in private and public sectors (1 questions)
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Social enterprises pursue a dual‑bottom‑line:
- Financial sustainability – they must generate enough revenue to cover costs and reinvest in the mission.
- Social impact – they aim to achieve measurable benefits for target communities or causes.
Balancing these aims involves integrating social goals into business strategy, using profit to fund impact activities, and reporting on both dimensions.
Performance measures
- Social Return on Investment (SROI) – quantifies the social value created per unit of investment.
- Beneficiary satisfaction index – surveys the target group to gauge perceived benefit and improvement.
These metrics allow social enterprises to demonstrate that profit generation is directly linked to achieving their mission.