Social Enterprise Mark CIC

Guardians of credible standards for social enterprise

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We provide a portfolio of externally assessed accreditations for social enterprises at all stages
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Social Enterprise Mark CIC is an award-winning international social enterprise accreditation body, which has over ten years’ experience of providing clear standards for the social enterprise sector, defining what it means to be a genuine social enterprise

The Social Enterprise Mark has a presence in 11 different countries

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Social Enterprise Mark CIC

Check your eligibility for social enterprise accreditation

Join our team!

Responding to the needs of the sector

Find out about our pathway to social enterprise excellence

Why become an accredited social enterprise?

What is social enterprise?

Social Enterprise Mark CIC is an award-winning international social enterprise accreditation body, which has over ten years’ experience of providing clear standards for the social enterprise sector, defining what it means to be a genuine social enterprise

Breaking News

Recognising exemplar employers of disabled people

Why it is time for Social Enterprise to
Buy Social

Join our team!

The State of Us; Powerful Communities and Economic Democracy

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