Social Business Trust

social business trust (“sbt”) is a partnership of seven world class businesses, who have come together to combine their resources and expertise to help accelerate the growth of social enterprises. sbt believes there are a number of social enterprises capable of scaling up their operations on a regional and national level and has a clear and ambitious goal: to help transform the impact of social enterprises and thereby improve the lives of up to a million people in the uk. sbt’s strengths and capability come from a combination of the partners’ commercial and industrial experience; their insights into the needs and sensitivities of social enterprises; and their operational expertise and access to growth capital. the seven partners of sbt are bain & company, britsh gas, clifford chance, credit suisse, ernst & young, permira and thomson reuters. our investment portfolio of twelve social enterprises comprises bikeworks, catch up, challenge partners, fashion enter, inspiring futures fo