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Social vs Commercial Enterprise
Vision Paper
Background and Rationale My social enterprise mission is to help increase consumer awareness on social enterprises and help market products of social enterprises by tapping one of the multi-billion industries in the Philippines - the wedding industry and engaging the buyers to purchase their wedding souvenirs from social enterprises. This in turn may help increase … Continue reading Vision Paper
Social Enterprise Definition
Based on the readings provided on social enterprise, I agree more on the definition of Dacanay than that of defined by Abu-Saifan. While both definitions include solving a social problem and using business principles to be sustainable, Dacanay’s definition emphasized on the triple bottom line effect (i.e. it encompasses not just the less privileged as … Continue reading Social Enterprise Definition
Managing Social Enterprise
It is crucial to create a well-defined mission which should include the specific strategies on how to accomplish the set social objectives. It is also important to have a long-term vision of the social enterprise. Moreover, there should also be a well-stated value proposition to outline how the beneficiaries’ lives will be improved by the … Continue reading Managing Social Enterprise
Social vs Commercial Enterprises
On the first week of our online Social Entrepreneurship course, we were asked to visit https://www.choosesocial.ph and choose three social enterprises featured. Our task is to describe/study/draw insights on how these organizations/companies "do business" and compare them with the usual commercial enterprise. Let me share with you what I've learned on what are social enterprises. … Continue reading Social vs Commercial Enterprises
