Q9 Meals on Wheels is a social enterprise that delivers hot meals to older people. (i) Explain the term social enterprise.
(ii) Outline two roles that a social enterprise plays in society. 1.
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Q10 FoodCloud is a social enterprise that shares surplus food with community groups. Outline two challenges facing a social enterprise.
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EXAM CORNERINTRO ACTIVITY 2025 Q15
It is estimated there are 4,300 social enterprises operating in Ireland. (Adapted from gov.ie, July 2024) (i) Explain the term social enterprise
A social enterprise is a business set up to address a social, economic or environmental issue. It generates its own income but puts people and community ahead of private profit, eg Meals on Wheels.
(ii) Describe one challenge facing social enterprises.
A social enterprise must earn enough income to cover its costs while still putting people and community first, so it can be hard to do both at the same time when competing against for- profit businesses.