Social enterprises response to emerging social needs and fill unmet service gap. Postnatal caring services and elderly home care services are some of those successful social businesses in HK recent years.
Disadvantaged groups such as people with disabilities and unengaged youth are often marginalized in the labour market. Social enterprises create training and employment opportunities for these groups, enhance their work capacity and integrate them into society.
Some social enterprises target to advance sustainable development. They advocate healthy living and endeavor to raise eco-awareness among the public.
Build up Social Capital
Social enterprises make use of community networks and resources to facilitate community inclusion, renewal and development. Some social enterprises promote community identity and ownership that eventually builds social capital amongst residents.