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budgets, and technology to integrate such efforts into their own organizations. Alternatively,
some large companies establish subsidiaries to run their own social enterprises.

At present, then, large corporations may not be a major source of support for social enterprises.
Nonetheless, there are emerging signs of promise, albeit still faint. Some companies have begun

supporting social enterprises in three observable ways: (1) partnering with social enterprises to
jointly carry out the company’s social programs, (2) supporting social enterprises through
procurement of their goods or services, and (3) investing in or funding the development and
expansion of social enterprise projects.

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