Many community currencies are designed to counter the dominance of large corporations through supporting more diverse SME economics and educating consumers about the choices they can exercise. Often part of a long term aim to support more jobs or livelihoods in a local area or particular sector, many of these currencies also seek to foster more sustainable business practices. This symbol appears next to currency projects aimed at supporting SME enterprises to these ends through a range of methods - for example by strengthening networks between independent businesses, providing alternative sources of credit, or enabling businesses to tap into their spare capacity and free up cash flow for essential costs.