Social enterprise: an organization that uses the forces of the market to do good in a socially or environmentally conscious context. Although it can be structured as a for-profit business or non-profit organization, it is distinct in that its social aims are primary, and profits are secondary. Different from companies who may raise money for charity in service of or as an adjunct to their for-profit mission, the chief focus of a social enterprise is to change the world for the common good. Attorney Kyle Westaway stumbled into this field several years back when he was working with some friends on a project to help women in Southeast Asia coming out of the sex trade to transition into a healthier and more stable life. Together they created a fashion brand called Biographe that employed these women in a way that contributed more positively to their lives and their communities. He felt so passionate about this work, that he decided to devote himself full-time to the practice of law in service of other such projects through his firm, Westaway Law. Social enterprise and social enterprise law are still relatively new fields, but have been gaining increasing popularity over the last decade. […]

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