www.abcul.org
The UK source for information on the growing number of credit unions.

www.access-funds.co.uk
Want to know where to get funding? This site provides free, frequently updated information on non-profit sector funding sources from central government, devolved governing bodies, the EU and quangos.

www.bba.org.uk
British Bankers Association website giving very useful summary of the different types of social enterprise and financial and banking support currently available.

www.bura.org.uk
BURA was formed in 1990 to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, experience and information for the emerging regeneration sector.

www.businesslink.org
General UK business site with a great page of links if you need information on business plans, finance and IT for start-ups.

www.can-online.org.uk/
The website to visit for anyone wanting to find out more about UK social entrepreneurs.

www.communities.org.uk
Communities Online aims to address issues of sustainability, regeneration, social inclusion and healthier economies by focusing on the use of new communications technologies in communities and neighbourhoods.

www.forumforthefuture.org.uk
The Forum's Sustainable Economy Programme (SEP) aims to show how environmental sustainability, along with economic and social well-being, can be jointly achieved through a process of sustainable development.

www.icof.co.uk
ICOF, a pioneer community develop financial institution (CDFI), has been providing loan finance for co-operatives, employee-owned businesses and social enterprises for 27 years.

www.newsector.co.uk
UK site offering information and news on many aspects of the social economy.

www.sel.org.uk
Social Enterprise London is a development agency, established to promote social enterprises in London. An important organisation involved in leading-edge work.

www.socialenterprise.org.uk
Set up in 2002, SEC provides a co-ordinated voice for social enterprise and enables stakeholders to work more closely together to develop the sector. The site also contains a very comprehensive links page.

www.sml.hw.ac.uk/socialenterprise
The Social Enterprise Unit at Heriot-Watt University focuses on best practice and leadership. Reports, research and speeches available to download.

www.socialenterprisemag.co.uk
The first magazine devoted to accessible, comprehensive news and practical help for everyone currently involved or looking to get involved in social enterprise.

www.sse.org.uk
The School for Social Entrepreneurs was founded by the late Lord Young of Dartington, the UK’s leading social entrepreneur. This school runs an international programme for social entrepreneurs and an action learning network to support local and regional social entrepreneurs' programmes around the UK.

www.thescarmantrust.org
The Scarman Trust is a national charity, founded by Lord Scarman to promote active citizenship. The trust pioneers ways of directly investing in 'can-do' people from excluded communities across the UK.

www.the-cats-pyjamas.com
The Cat’s Pyjamas was created in 2000 to provoke an honest debate about the potential and limits of the social enterprise business model.

www.ashoka.org
Ashoka is the longest established social entrepreneurship organisation and operates on a worldwide basis including the UK.

www.aworldconnected.org
Profiles of successful US social entrepreneurs.

www.changemakers.net
Changemakers is a US site with a wide range of detailed information, organised by topic, on issues being tackled worldwide by social entrepreneurs.

www.communitywealth.org
Community Wealth Venture is a consulting firm that assists in all aspects of entrepreneurial wealth creation for the social sector. This site provides detailed case studies.

www.entrepeneurs.about.com
A good site for the more business-minded social entrepreneurs, with help on business plans, marketing and other general business planning topics.

www.globalideasbank.org
The Institute for Social Inventions edits the Global Ideas Bank and has been giving awards to social innovators since 1985. The Bank contains the details of more than 2,500 of the best and most socially innovative schemes from around the world.

www.hbs.edu/socialenterprise
Harvard Business School social enterprise site with case studies of successful graduate projects.

www.inaise.org
INAISE is an international network of 'social investors'. The explicit goal of the association is to foster the development of financial organisations that invest in enterprises of an ethical, ecological, cultural and self-managing nature.

www.neweconomics.org
The New Economics Foundation's Enterprising Communities team is working on practical strategies for supporting and developing enterprise in local communities, especially in disadvantaged areas.

www.newprofit.com
News articles and links about social entrepreneurs.

www.pcf.org
The Centre for Venture Philanthropy (CVP) was launched in 1999 by the Peninsula Community Foundation to create an environment where community donors could collaborate and drive positive change in our society. Using a venture capital model, investors base "social venture funding" on results-oriented business plans.

www.redf.org
The Roberts Enterprise Development Fund (REDF) offers financial support, business assistance, human and intellectual capital to non-profit organisations pursuing social purpose enterprise.

www.sen.org.au
Social Entrepreneurs Network is a mutual learning and support network for entrepreneurs who are strengthening communities and creating wealth for all.

www.socialent.com
Social Entrepreneurs, Inc. (SEI) is dedicated to building strong management and operating infrastructures within human service organisations.

www.ventures.yale.org
A major initiative at the Yale School of Management, the Partnership on Non-profit Ventures provides educational and financial support for non-profit enterprise. The Partnership offers business planning assistance, cash awards and access to the investment community.