Social enterprise and the rural landscape

Caroline Wiscombe; Charles Dobson; Elizabeth Heyworth-Thomas; Lucy Maynard; Sandy Ryder

doi:10.1079/9781780647494.0068

Social enterprise and the rural landscape

Caroline Wiscombe
, Charles Dobson
, Elizabeth Heyworth-Thomas
, Lucy Maynard
, Sandy Ryder

University of Cumbria

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Abstract

This chapter introduces the growth and importance of social enterprises to rural communities, the types of social enterprise often found within rural landscapes, the governance and funding complexities such organizations face, and the importance of networking and relationship building within the genre. The marketing and human resource functions in social enterprises are also discussed. Case studies of social enterprises (including tourism ones) in Cumbria (England, UK) are used to illustrate the concepts discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Rural tourism and enterprise: management, marketing and sustainability
Editors	Ade Oriade, Peter Robinson
Place of Publication	Wallingford, UK
Publisher	CAB International
Pages	68-85
ISBN (Print)	9781780647494
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1079/9781780647494.0068
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2017

Keywords

case studies
enterprises
entrepreneurship
funding
human resources
management
marketing
networking
rural areas
rural tourism

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