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About Breakthrough
Breakthrough provides funding and management support to help established social enterprises scale up and maximise their social impact.
The initiative was launched in 2005 by the social enterprise CAN and the private equity firm Permira.
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Our Mission
To take the vision, commitment and drive of social enterprises and help them grow into sustainable drivers of social change.
Our Objectives
- Support a portfolio of diverse, established social enterprises to become more sustainable and scale up their social impact
- To overcome internal and external obstacles to scaling up and support the social enterprises to achieve rapid and independent growth
Impact
Social enterprises in the portfolio have continuously achieved double-digit annual growth in both their financial turnover and social impact.
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