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The Builder: Social Enterprise Business Planning Tool by Social Traders

The Social Enterprise Builder is a step-by-step guide on how to build a social enterprise. This guide is written for anyone wishing to understand more about social enterprise and how to start one. The Builder is an online, interactive tool that guides you ...

(toolkit/manual, online tool, 2012)

Social Enterprise Explained: For beginners, wonderers and people with ideas, big and small

Lots of people are asking about social enterprise. Social Enterprise UK produced this guide for people who are just getting interested in social enterprise. It’s aimed at getting all the right information in one place for anyone who might want to start, ...

(toolkit/manual, document (pdf), 2011)

NPOs and Social Entrepreneurship in Russia: Prospects and Opportunities

The article presents the possible scenarios of collaboration between NPOs and social enterprises in Russia and their mutual prospective for positive social changes on the national level. ...

(essay/opinion, document (pdf), 2013)

Startup And Change The World: Guide for Young Social Entrepreneurs

If you’re one of the thousands of entrepreneurs who have great ideas but are unable to turn them into action, consider this manual a rough guide on starting your own social enterprise. We have broadly outlined all the common strategies, tactics and ...

(toolkit/manual, presentation, 2007)

The What and Why of Social Enterpise: The Canadian Social Enterprise Guide 2nd Edition- Chapter 1

This first chapter from The Canadian Social Enterprise Guide 2nd Edition describes: the growth of social enterprise in Canada; how social enterprise is contributing to healthy and sustainable communities; our definition of “social ...

(research/study, text, 2010)

Social Entrepreneurship in Russia: Our Future Or Already Our Present?

Five years of promotion and support of social entrepreneurship in Russia – what are the lessons learned? Natalia Zvereva, the Director of the regional social programs fund Our Future tells about the first steps of social entrepreneurship development in ...

(caselet/profile, document (pdf), 2012)

The Trouble With Not Defining Social Enterprise

Avoiding definition has also allowed social enterprise to be co-opted by others and let private sector opportunists masquerade as social entrepreneurs. This opinion piece by Scottish social entrepreneur Declan Jones in the Guardian Professional reviews ...

(essay/opinion, webpage, 2012)

A Promising Year for CICs

This could be a breakthrough year for Community Interest Companies (CICs) - they are growing in strength and numbers, says the chief executive of the CIC Association. This opinion piece in the Guardian Professional reviews the purpose and state of the ...

(essay/opinion, webpage, 2012)

Social Enterprise and International Development Webinar: New Opportunities, Emerging Trends, and the Right Tools for the Job

In this webinar sponsored by USAID's Knowledge-Driven International Development program and seToolbelt, participants learn about the role of social enterprise in international development, look at ways in which social enterprise currently plays in the ...

(workshop/training, presentation, 2012)

Harnessing Local Pride for Global Conservation

This article showcases the Pride Campaign by Rare, a conservation initiative that works to change behavior locally to protect ecosystems and is having an impact worldwide. ...

(caselet/profile, webpage, 2012)

Innovations in Light

A fifth of the world's population lives without electricity. This article showcases a few simple ideas that are helping to bring light to them and others who can't afford it. ...

(caselet/profile, webpage, 2012)

A Boost for the World’s Poorest Schools

The goal of putting millions more children in school in the world's poorest places has been a huge success. The next task is making sure they learn. This articles highlights the work of Literacy Boost, a program from Save the Children that is now in ...

(caselet/profile, webpage, 2012)

Social Entrepreneurship: Definition and Boundaries

Social entrepreneurship is a term in search of a good definition. The current use of the term seems vague and limitless; it needs boundaries to demarcate its function. To become an important stream in the entrepreneurship literature, social ...

(research/study, webpage, 2012)

The New York Times Fixes Column

Each week, this column explores solutions to major social problems by examining and showcasing creative initiatives that can tell us about the difference between success and failure. Written by David Bornstein, author of “How to Change the World,” and Tina ...

(essay/opinion, webpage, 2012)

SME Toolkit: Build Your Business

The SME Toolkit provides a host of business resources to help small and medium sized enterprises (especially those in developing countries) to flourish. It includes free software, business forms, tools, and training designed for mainstream entrepreneurs. ...

(toolkit/manual, online tool, 2012)

Applying Social Enterprise Methodology to International Development: Third in the Social Enterprise in International Development Paper Series

This final paper of the Social Enterprise in International Development Paper Series endeavors to overlay current development systems and practices with an evolving methodology for developing high performance social enterprises. The Four Lenses Strategic ...

(essay/opinion, document (pdf), 2012)

Give To Get Jobs: Social Enterprise Job Board and Directory

Give To Get Jobs is a job board and information hub for jobs that use a sustainable business model to solve a social and/or environmental issue, mainly social enterprise and CSR. As a social enterprise itself, a portion of the proceeds from each job ...

(directory/catalog, online tool, 2012)

How To Start a Social Enterprise: Entrepreneur's Toolkit Wiki

The Entrepreneur's Toolkit Wiki is a site dedicated to collecting the knowledge of entrepreneurs from around the world who are launching businesses that reduce environmental impacts, create prosperity, and improve lives in their communities. This ...

(toolkit/manual, online tool, 2012)

Social Enterprise Dining Map

This map presents ~300 social enterprise cafes, restaurants, coffee shops, ice cream stores, bakeries, and catering services in 10 countries around the world. Support social enterprise by eating at one! This map also works on mobile devices. ...

(directory/catalog, online tool, 2012)

4 Principles For Creating Change, And 4 Barriers That Make It Harder

Finding ways to disrupt society for the better can be difficult, but by avoiding these pitfalls and following these steps, change makers can create real impact. This article highlights some of the barriers and core principles that are vital to the success ...

(essay/opinion, webpage, 2012)