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Social and Micro Enterprises
Overview of Social and Micro Enterprises
Our Social and Micro enterprises support individuals to develop enterprises and individual employment opportunities. Individuals are given opportunities to develop their work and social skills through participation in enterprises.
Social Enterprises are businesses whose core objective is to achieve a social, societal, or environmental impact. Like other businesses, social enterprises trade in goods or services on an ongoing basis. However, any surpluses they generate are re-invested into achieving a social impact.
Some enterprises have developed into small businesses whereas in other centres individuals may design and produce craft items and sell them in local markets and fairs. Any profits achieved are distributed to the individuals involved in the production of the product.
Our Range of Social and Micro Enterprises
Printing Enterprises
Picture Framing
Community Cafés
Horticulture
Shop Enterprises
Sesame Building Enterprises
Supported Employment
Social Farming
Gallery of Enterprises Across the Region
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![Tope Printing shop front in Ballinasloe.](https://west.brothersofcharity.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Tope-Printing-Ballinasloe-1024x724.jpg)
![The Hub Community Café shop front in Strokestown.](https://west.brothersofcharity.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/The-Hub-Community-cafe-1024x683.jpg)
![Colourful sign for Ballybane Community Garden. There are rows of garden beds and poly tunnels in the background.](https://west.brothersofcharity.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Ballybane-Community-Garden-1.jpg)
![Hidden Gem café sho front in Gort](https://west.brothersofcharity.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hidden_gem-1024x682.jpeg)
![Dolmen Centre's shop fornt in Kinvara. The windows are filled with bright displays.](https://west.brothersofcharity.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/dolmen_centre-1024x490.jpeg)
![Triest Press shop front in Roscommon town.](https://west.brothersofcharity.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/TREIST-ROS-1024x683.jpg)
![Inside the Style4Less shop in Ballaghaderreen.](https://west.brothersofcharity.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Style4Less-1024x683.jpg)
![Clarenmore Framing shop front in Ballybane.](https://west.brothersofcharity.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Clarenmore_framing_ballybane-1024x682.jpeg)
![Sesame Building Enterprise hard at work building a stone wall on a narrow lane.](https://west.brothersofcharity.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/SESAME-07-1024x683.jpg)
![The Harvest Studios shop front.](https://west.brothersofcharity.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/harvest_studio-1024x682.jpeg)