Registered as a charity, Action Acton is a social enterprise supported by the Business in the Community (BITC) arc initiative that works with youth to promote business development and community togetherness while also striving to lower crime rates and the unemployment rates. The organization works specifically in Acton, Ealing and other West London boroughs such as Hammersmith and Fulham and Brent, thus targeting the social problems that may be location-specific.
"Action Acton is in an exciting period of transformation," they write on their website about financial sustainability. "Changes to the public sector agenda and to funding means that Action Acton must continue to identify and develop new income streams, strengthen its own profile, extend its range of services within the key themes of the Business Plan and pilot new business ideas to achieve its Mission."
Contact Information
Action Acton website
Action Acton on Twitter
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Location-specific Business Supports
- Social enterprises can target location-specific social problems to promote business development, community togetherness, and reduce crime rates and unemployment.
- Financial Sustainability for Social Enterprises
- Social enterprises must identify new income streams, strengthen their profile, extend their range of services, and pilot new business ideas.
- Youth-focused Business Development Programs
- Collaborative programs that promote business development and community togetherness while supporting youth can benefit disadvantaged communities.
Where This Applies
- Social Enterprises
- Social enterprises can benefit from location-specific focus promoting community and business development and helping areas grappling with social problems.
- Non-profit Sector
- The non-profit sector needs to find new revenue streams and piloting new business ideas to support social causes that might be location-specific.
- Youth Services
- Community-based programs that promote entrepreneurship and business development while supporting youth can benefit disadvantaged communities and reduce unemployment.
