WISE is a type of social enterprise that focuses on improving employment prospects for those furthest from the labour market though a wider range of work-based opportunities e.g. work experience, CV writing, interview practice, training, etc. According to the WISE Report, they share these common denominators:

• they are private and autonomous enterprises operating on the market
• where the disadvantaged workers have employee rights under national labour law
• and whose core mission is the integration through work of disadvantaged people.