Social Enterprises
Social Enterprises are organisations owned and managed by the community, with all profits used for the benefit of that community. Point Europa – which is itself a social enterprise - is committed to the creation and development of such enterprises, for the following reasons:
- Community-based business will work where mainstream companies will not go, because profit margins may be too low to justify commercial investment, even for services and facilities which the community needs.
- Social enterprises can pay better wage rates, as they are not forced to increase profits to the maximum; this can be vitally important in improving local incomes, especially in low-wage areas.
- Training and support can be much more intensive and employee-focused. Community businesses can take on staff with special needs that commercial companies will ignore.
We are actively working to create training opportunities, jobs and new services in the social enterprise sector. For more details of our work so far, please click here.
KC English Language School
KC English is a new Social Enterprise launched by Point Europa in early 2006 with the support of grant aid from the Rural Key Fund. As an organisation KC English works to increase the language skills of both international students and migrants living and working in Cornwall.
KC English now provides employment and training for local people, helps to improve our own local economy and is also aiming to develop further activities in the future.
Please visit our website at www.kcenglishlanguageschool.co.uk for more information.