Member, Welsh Assembly Social Enterprise Advisory Panel. (2011-15)

Impact: Economic impacts, Cultural impacts, Public policy impacts

Description of impact

Positive impact on expansion of social enterprises in Wales

How did your research contribute?

Publicity for social enterprises and the setting up of a bench-mark company for other firms to follow and collaborate with. Changes to support for social enterpesies in Wales in a number of ways designed to promote more start-ups in this area.

Who is affected?

Founders of such companies and all their customers and employees + loacl social enterprises tend to promote community cohesion as they are local and have social objective rathwer than simply profit.
Impact date20112015
Category of impactEconomic impacts, Cultural impacts, Public policy impacts
Impact levelIn progress