If you haven't found your dream job yet, have you ever considered creating it? Maybe you’ve had a social business idea simmering on the backburner? Now might just be the perfect time to turn up the flame.

Social entrepreneurship is a route that more and more people in the UK are pursuing, and being free from the red tape of established organisations can help you to harness your creativity, as well as providing a way for you have a more direct impact upon the issue you’re tackling.

Of course working for yourself is certainly not easy, is takes a lot of grit and determination. However, it can offer an incredibly exciting and rewarding path.

So why not take the plunge and start developing your idea and see where it takes you?

The resources in this chapter will help you to figure out if your budding idea for positive change could be turned into a world-changing social business. They include:

  • What is social enterprise? And is it for you? We provide an insight into what constitutes a social business and some of the factors to be considered when deciding if founding one could be the right career path for you.
  • The main players supporting social business in the UK - we profile some of the key organisations which provide funding opportunities, incubation programmes and network opportunities to social entrepreneurs.
  • UK social enterprise success stories - Looking for some inspiration? Check out the personal stories behind a selection of the most innovative social business making waves in the UK.
  • Top London Co-working spaces - Once you’ve gotten your venture off the ground, you’ll need somewhere to get all that world-changing work done. So we’ve put together a list of 10 of London’s best coworking spaces, many of which offer much more than just a desk.

And if you are ready to take the leap, the tbd* platform has plenty more events and resources for social entrepreneurs, you’ll find them here.