Connecting and networking with other social entrepreneurs can benefit you in several ways – from new perspectives that spark business growth to new contacts and mentors to bounce ideas off …
Coming up with creative ideas is easy; selling them is hard. In this video, Servane Mouazan, a business consultant and founder of Ogunte, will share some advice for social entrepreneurs …
Are you ready to develop your marketing plan? Your marketing plan should identify practical steps and tactics to deliver the marketing strategy. If you don’t feel ready to start developing …
Now that you’ve developed your idea and defined your business model, it’s time to think about how you will market your products or services. Marketing is the activity which connects …
Social enterprises can choose from a variety of legal identities detailed below to suit their unique needs. Choosing the right form for your social enterprise can help it grow and …
Impact investments are investments made into companies, organisations, and funds with the intention to generate social and environmental impact alongside a financial return. Impact investing challenges the long-held views that …
Crowdfunding is an increasingly popular alternative to traditional funding sources. It harnesses the power of social media to raise funds from online networks with shared interests. In this article, Sheeza …
Because social enterprises are structured differently from a traditional charity or business, they may obtain funding from grants, investments, or a combination of both. In recent years, a number of …
What makes the social enterprise business model different? Your business model is an integrated view of your entire organisation, bringing together your social model, strategy and operational plans. These components …
In addition to building a core leadership team, social enterprises draw their organisational strength from the ways in which they involve local communities in their decision-making processes. A distinguishing feature …
Getting a social enterprise off the ground is a team endeavour. While individual founders may come up with innovative ideas, it takes a range of knowledge and skills—rarely possessed by …
In this video, social entrepreneurs and their team members share some of the traits and values that help them work well together. What makes a strong and cohesive social enterprise …
As your social enterprise idea becomes more clear and you start to test it, you’ll also need to keep in mind your business model. A good way to keep your …
How do social entrepreneurs connect their specific business models to broader visions of social impact? In the previous course in this program, we identified a range of global and local …
Human-centered design is a creative approach to problem solving. It’s a process that starts with the people you’re designing for and ends with new solutions that are tailor made to …