What is the definition of a small and medium sized enterprise?

How many small and medium sized enterprises are there in the UK?

What is the Small Business Consortium? 

How can I contact the Small Business Consortium?

What is corporate social responsibility?

If my company wants to get involved with CSR where do I start?

What is the definition of a small and medium sized enterprise?
The European Commission provides the following definitions:

• micro enterprise as those businesses with less than 10 employees and a turnover of less than 2m euro,
• small enterprise as those businesses with less than 50 employees and a turnover of less than 10 euro
• medium sized enterprise as those businesses with less than 250 employees and a turnover of less than 50m euro

Source: European Multistakeholder Forum on CSR

How many small and medium sized enterprises are there in the UK?
There are an estimated 3.8 million businesses in the UK at the start of 2002 and 99.1 percent of them were small businesses.  Of the 3.8 million enterprises only 27,000 were medium sized enterprises and 7,000 of them were large.
Source:  Department of Trade and Industry

What is the Small Business Consortium? 
The Small Business Consortium was formed in 2002 with the aim of raising the profitability of small and medium sized businesses in the UK by encouraging, developing and supporting social, environmental and community best practice in business.   More information about the Small Business Consortium and our members.

How can I contact the Small Business Consortium?
Contact information can be found by clicking on contact information.

What is corporate social responsibility?
There is no single definition of corporate social responsibility (CSR), which is also called responsible business practice, corporate responsibility, or good works.  Business in the Community provides a basic introduction to CSR on their website.

If my company wants to get involved with CSR where do I start?
Every business is different and each has a unique approach to improving their social and environmental impact.  The how-to-guides on this site are a great place to start and each has a resource section.  You also might find the SME Key self assessment guide a useful starting place.