Wednesday, July 1, 2026

65,000 JOBS POSSIBLE FROM SOCIAL/COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES – REPORT

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Community and social enterprise projects, if driven by the Government – could provide up to 65,000 jobs nationally, according to a report published in June, 2010, by the Task Force on Social Enterprise. You can download the full 16-page report here.

Read more on social enterprises on pages 19-21 of ‘Changing Ireland’ Issue 32 which features examples from Ireland, England and Scotland. As of now, that issue (our latest) is on our homepage.
Check out our upcoming Summer edition from more on Social and Community Enterprise – from how it should create jobs, to interviews with people working in Speedpak, a social enterprise company in north Dublin.
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