The Social Enterprise Coalition is the UK's national body for social enterprise 

The Social Enterprise Coalition represents a wide range of social enterprises, regional and national support networks and other related organisations. We believe that social enterprise is the right way to do business and we work with our members to:

• Promote the benefits of social enterprise through the media, campaigning and events. A key campaign for the Coalition is the Social Enterprise Ambassadors programme. It is funded by the Government's Office of the Third Sector (OTS) department and the Coalition, working in partnership with a number of partners, is delivering this campaign. More than 30 passionate social enterprise leaders, have been chosen to use their powerful stories to illustrate the benefits of social enterprise.
• Promote best practice amongst social enterprises through networks and publications. A key part of the Coalition's work is to enable social enterprises to share know how, network and do business. We publish a range of case studies, 'how to' guides and training materials.
• Inform the policy agenda working with key decision makers. Our aim is to improve the operating environment for social enterprise by advising government, informing consultations and hosting policy events.

We influence politicians across the political spectrum, generating support for social enterprise. Political engagement has been the bed rock of the Coalition's work in promoting social enterprise and in pushing the issue up the policy agenda.

• Undertake research to expand the social enterprise evidence base.
  We are currently gathering up-to-date information from a national membership survey to inform government policy.