The TREES Group: www.thetreesgroup.org.uk
The TREES Group is one of the largest social enterprises in the East Midlands and exists to support its subsidiary companies. A social enterprise is a business with primarily social objectives. Surpluses are re-invested for the purpose in the business or in the community, rather than distributed as dividends to shareholders and are increasingly recognised as part of a crucial, third sector, distinguishing them from the public and private sectors.
Newlife:
www.newlife-build.co.uk
A regeneration and construction company
- with a different vision and a key partner
in some of the UK's most innovative renewal
projects. A social enterprise, reinvesting
profit in community causes.
Ground Control - Landscaping & Maintenance: www.gcontrol.co.uk
A community-based social enterprise, Ground Control was initially created to help deliver the regeneration of a run down estate and provide a sustainable local business for the future.
MIA: www.mia-uk.org
The Meetings Industry Association is the
leading association for the meetings industry;
reflecting the needs of the buyer and improving
the standards of the supplier.
Chamber
of Commerce: www.chamberofcommerce.co.uk
The Leicestershire Chamber plays a major
role in assisting in the growth of the economy,
and often acts as a facilitator to ensure
long term sustainable economic growth in
Leicestershire.
Go Leicestershire:
www.goleicestershire.com
This site is the official tourist information
website for Leicester, Leicestershire and
Rutland, and is more comprehensive and up
to date than any other website for the area.