We are a firm believer that social enterprise will be a primary driver of social and economic change in the world over the next decade. For us a social enterprise is a business like all the others, operating on sound commercial terms but with one major difference: it aims at re-investing its profits into the attainment of a social, economic or environmental improvement. As Social Enterprise UK aptly define it “A social enterprise is a business that trades to tackle social problems, people’s life chances, or the environment.”
We consider this sector to be exciting and fulfilling, enabling us to converge most of our own objectives. Our focus is on creating the social enterprise opportunity by creating concepts, ideas and ventures for the attraction of private capital to invest in emerging social enterprises which attract entrepreneurs who consider profit to be a secondary objective in business, with the primary goal being common good. We also apply our core skillset to address the key challenges that social entrepreneurs face. From knocking the cultural deficit of many that deride those with the idea of investing profit into society to formulating financial models to raise funds for growth all the way through shaping the areas in which the social enterprise can evolve into a key social contributor supporting government priorities.
Our own experience and network enables us to see social enterprise as an aspiration for our own growth into an advisory firm that has the common good at heart. Purpose before profit is something we dream about: in effect, we see our own future as Momentum, in social enterprise as we aim to gradually evolve into a social enterprise ourselves wherein a sizeable part of our profits will be re-invested in social and community projects aimed at making a marked difference for the future of the next generations.