18.7 million, or 90%, of people in forced labour are part of the private economy, exploited by individuals or enterprises.
While many services are delivered externally by charities and social enterprises, very few of the buildings and assets have been transferred with those contracts.
Even though billions of taxpayers' euros had to be diverted into the banking system to ensure its survival the banks continue to behave disgracefully, refusing to loan to small and medium enterprises, harassing households with mortgage problems, overcharging customers for going into the red by merely a few euros, etc.
With co-commissioning from clinical commissioning groups, an outcomes fund would enable central government to work with local areas, charities and social enterprises to develop approaches that work, but have not been adopted because of siloed budgets and reactive spending.
This needs to be the message sent out by social enterprises and charities: we are doing a huge amount already, and creating a great deal of social value.
In addition, banks have been cutting back net lending, making it more difficult for small and medium-sized enterprises to get financing.
This is where the power of small and growing businesses (SGBs) (distinct from small and medium-size enterprises) comes in.
This week the search for funds was "solved" after deputy finance minister Dimitris Mardas said he could find €2.5bn in loans from state enterprises.
Seeking to explain the UK's underperformance further, it adds: Weak export performance and productivity could be driven by infrastructure weaknesses and difficult access to bank finance, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), holding back the emergence of new firms and high-skilled jobs".
The growing social investment market could play a key role, enabling charities and social enterprises to develop creative, innovative solutions to social problems and access repayable finance from socially motivated investors.
Some charities and social enterprises lack specific expertise, such as bid writing and business development skills, and it is sometimes quite a cultural shift to acquire them; others may need greater expertise in HR issues.
