5 Calls on Government

1. commit to 125,000 young people participating in social entrepreneurship programmes by 2015

2. create a £500m future social entrepreneurs fund, focusing on job creation, enterprise, apprenticeships, employability skills and sustained employment

3. dedicate £25m to high-quality practical skills development for social entrepreneurs outside the mainstream

4. establish at least one community-led asset / space for social entrepreneurs in each major town and city with a population of 150,000+ by 2015

5. invest £0.5m per local authority in local social entrepreneurs, encouraging innovation, active citizenship, and devolution of power