A Desire to Help Others Drives New Breed of Entrepreneurs to Succeed

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In our third and final feature in our series on social enterprise, Catherine Barnes takes a look at some of Devon and Cornwall's up-and-coming social entrepreneurs, who have a head for business and a passion for their chosen community focus Creative flair, business savvy and a certain, unquantifiable something are what make an entrepreneur.

It's a gift that is innate, rather than acquired, although the raw talent may have to be honed along the way, as Devon and Cornwall's schools for Social Entrepreneurs seek to do.

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A Desire to Help Others Drives New Breed of Entrepreneurs to Succeed

Money, says ethical Cornish business-owner and SSE graduate Jane Jiwa, is not a "main motivator" in a personal sense for the social entrepreneur.

Yet the instinct they have for making it, is vital to the self- perpetuation of any social enterprise.

It is the success of the community project that the business supports, that garners a real sense of personal gain.

Yet neither is social enterprise about self-sacrifice. The entrepreneurs behind succes...

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