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This month, we’ve been exploring the tools and techniques to get your business off the ground. We’ve talked about building up your business plan, developing your product by finding the right product-market fit, and how
As soon as you hear the word design thinking, typically the next word you hear is empathy, which is really about focusing on the human experience and understanding how people are interacting and experiencing both
Today we are talking about product-market fit. Recently, I attended a talk by Max from the GrowthX Market Acceleration Program. They offer live coaching, on-demand training, and interactive playbooks to help you with finding product-market
A business plan. What’s that for? Why on earth would you need one? In our last blog, we spoke about building your business by validating your idea over and over and over again. Focus on
When starting a business, a social enterprise or not, your top three activities should be validation, validation, and validation. Once you’ve finished that, then you should revise your approach and then repeat your validation, validation,
Once you have an idea, how do you launch your business? In our last blog, we explored how you evaluate an idea to determine if it’s worth pursuing. And in this article, we’re looking at
This question comes up a lot: “How do I know if I have a good idea for a social enterprise?” People want to understand if they are starting with a social impact idea that makes
So you want to start a social enterprise, a business where you can earn money and create a social impact, helping those in your community or the world around you. Fantastic. But where do you
In today’s post, we’ll look into the creatively illustrative KIWI Eco Box leveraging Visionary Message. KIWI Eco Box transitions People into a zero-waste lifestyle with their monthly subscription of sustainable products.
Welcome to our next method profile on Sendle! Our previous entry focused on using Resistance Management in social enterprise. In operating any venture, everything flows from your approach, and identifying a proper method helps you
Welcome to our next method profile on Wash Cycle Laundry! Our previous entry focused on using Transaction Shift in social enterprise. In operating any venture, everything flows from your approach, and identifying a proper method
In today’s post, we’ll look into the steadily magical Sweet Generation leveraging Transaction Shift. An artisan bakery hires young people of marginalized backgrounds to gain work experience and confidence.
In today’s post, we’ll look into the hometown hero Nico leveraging Impact Framework. Local residents are encouraged to participate in investing in the neighborhood and build wealth through real estate investments.
Welcome to our next method profile on Seed&Park! Our previous entry focused on using Modern Replicate Technique in social enterprise. In operating any venture, everything flows from your approach, and identifying a proper method helps
Creating a social impact is one of the greatest missions to accomplish in the world. Building a business that makes a social impact is one of the prudent ways to achieve this. However, many entrepreneurs
Welcome to our next method profile about Goodly! Our previous entry focused on using Long-haul Projection in social enterprise. In operating any venture, everything flows from your approach, and identifying a proper method helps you
Welcome to our next method profile! Our previous entry focused on using Data-Driven Authority in social enterprise. In operating any venture, everything flows from your approach, and identifying a proper method helps you effectively fulfill
Welcome to our next method profile on Givewith! Our previous entry focused on using Cross-promotion in social enterprise. In operating any venture, everything flows from your approach, and identifying a proper method helps you effectively
Welcome to our next method profile! Our previous entry focused on using Consumer Education in social enterprise. In operating any venture, everything flows from your approach, and identifying a proper method helps you effectively fulfill
Welcome to our next method profile! Our previous entry focused on using Novel Model in social enterprise. In operating any venture, everything flows from your approach, and identifying a proper method helps you effectively fulfill
Welcome to our next method profile! Our previous entry focused on using Gold Aim Marketing in social enterprise. In operating any venture, everything flows from your approach, and identifying a proper method helps you effectively
Welcome to our next method profile! Our previous entry focused on using niche description in social enterprise. In operating any venture, everything flows from your approach, and identifying a proper method helps you effectively fulfill
Welcome to our next method profile! Our previous entry focused on using multi-purpose arrangement in social enterprise. In operating any venture, everything flows from your approach, and identifying a proper method helps you effectively fulfill
Welcome to our next method profile! Our previous entry focused on using a side dish remedy in social enterprise. In operating any venture, everything flows from your approach, and identifying a proper method helps you
Welcome to our next method profile! Our previous entry focused on using unwavering integration in social enterprise. In operating any venture, everything flows from your approach, and identifying a proper method helps you effectively fulfill
Welcome to our next method profile on Bestowed Essentials! Our previous entry focused on using impact priority in social enterprise. In operating any venture, everything flows from your approach, and identifying a proper method helps
In today’s post, we’ll look into social enterprise product line Thankyou leveraging impact priority. The product lines range from personal care to baby care.
In today’s post, we’ll look into retail brand BANGS Shoes leveraging culture format. In this company, shoes, clothing, and accessories are sold to help invest in entrepreneurs all over the world.
Welcome to our next method profile! Our previous entry focused on using a growth mindset in social enterprise. In operating any venture, everything flows from your approach, and identifying a proper method helps you effectively
The online platform Omaze auctions dream experiences and dream prizes to gather support for charities. They’re a great example of employing a growth mindset to social entrepreneurship.
Millie leverages framing to help their app provides an easy, personalized platform for charitable donations.
The documentary, “The New Breed – The Rise of the Social Entrepreneur” follows the journey of three millennial-ran businesses navigating the social entrepreneurship landscape.
Social impact design firm DC Design leverages avid listening. The company uses Human-Centered Design in their cooperative development of social solutions.
I’ve tried writing this a few times, only to realize that race is difficult to write about because of my own limitations in understanding what others experience. Racial inequality affects so many of the social
Clean energy social enterprise the Footprint Project leverages collaboration around clean energy “to turn every disaster into an opportunity for sustainable development.”
Funding a social enterprise varies from traditional entrepreneurship funding. There are many models for traditional funding, all of which depend on your goals and what you’re trying to achieve. In traditional entrepreneurship, there are two
Welcome to our first method profile on Taza Chocolate. Within social enterprise, methods you choose in establishing core values are the base of your operations. Everything flows from your approach, and identifying a proper method
Most companies struggle to find a vision that fits their business. Social enterprises often face a flipped version of the same challenge – they need a business model which fits their vision. In this article, I outline some practical steps you can take to get yourself on track to running a successful business that will put flesh on your vision for making an impact in the world.
Social Entrepreneurship is not well defined. It is not a certification, like the B-Corp status. Anybody can call themselves a social enterprise. You can be a non-profit, for-profit, or a for-profit whose profits go into
Creatives are very productive when they know what they want to do. As Srikumar Rao, creator of the Creativity and Personal Mastery course once said, “Everything you see in the world started as a thought
Once in a while, someone will come up with a great social entrepreneurship business idea in their bedroom. But often, bedroom inspirations run into the same problems as armchair philosophies – they don’t work when
Change for the better is happening in the business world, with more and more companies becoming more aware of their social responsibilities. But you can’t turn big ships around in a hurry – it takes
In life, when you focus on what you get, you’re going to lose eventually. It’s an easy game to get sucked into because there is a belief we carry around to control what happens. We
No one argues with the fact that society has problems. The question is what to do about them. While those on the left side of politics focused on government-funded programs, and those on the right
It’s easier today than at any other time to start something and make a social impact. But there’s a catch. Most of us can’t afford, at least at the start, to quit our day jobs
In this post, you will understand why hiring felons is a good decision to make for your business, how to be a fair chance employer, and learn the challenges and benefits of hiring them.
TBEX Huntsville was this year’s North America travel blogger conference. I had no idea what to expect… to be honest, I was skeptical of going to a small town in Alabama that I had never
Columbus, Ohio has one of the best zoo’s in the country. When Jack Hannah inherited the zoo as director in 1978, it was a mess. But he built it up with his charisma, vision and
Columbus is a unique place. First impressions: it’s small & there isn’t much happening. But living here, I’m starting to develop a deeper appreciation for the city. It has these hidden possibilities: they’re not obvious
Disclaimer: I am not a farmer… this is my green thumb attempt to understand farming. Technically, I didn’t even to travel to a farm (I do have one almost in my back yard if that counts).