The Queensland Social Enterprise Council exists in order to:
- Promote social enterprise
- Provide a forum for discussion between social enterprises
- Carry out research into social enterprise
- Publish and speak on social enterprise
- Encourage the development of mechanisms such as social procurement and social enterprises funding for the advancement of social enterprise
- Advocate with governments, private sector and the charitable sector to facilitate development of social enterprise
- Liaise with other bodies interested in the development of social enterprise