Definition:
In contrast with a regular business, a social enterprise is also a profit-driven company, but one which generates positive social externalities, other than those typically accepted of any business, such as employment creation.
Popular Business Sectors
- Ethical consumerism
- Health and wellness
- Education and training
- Alternative energy and entertainment
Interesting Examples:
Justgiving
PicassoMio
ResponsibleTravel
Ethical Superstore
Abel & Cole
KleenAir Systems
Green Tomato Cars
theNag.net
Things to Consider:
Do you start with a social problem and create a business solution or do you start from a corporate perspective and create positive social implications.
Social Return on Investment:
One of the most critical elements of social enterprise that most experts are still struggling with; It attempts to quantify the positive externalities of the investment.
Sources for Funds
For Profit-type:
Breakthrough
Triodos
Bis Issue Investment
Bridges
Catalyst
Non-for-Profit type:
Cdfa
Adevnture Capital Fund
Charity Bank
CAF
Ark
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- Allan Majotra is currently Director at Axon Capital, a leading Southern European VE/PE firm. Previously, he was the Head of Business Development and Marketing at eBay. He is a former Sloan Fellow at London Business School. He has also worked as a Vice President, Investment Banking group of Union Bank of California (Mitsubishi UFJ), raising capital for companies in the media, retail, energy, and technology sectors. Previously, Allan also founded a leading e-commerce and Internet company. He has also worked at the UN and the Mitsubishi group. Allan has served as an advisor to businesses, and lectured on entrepreneurship, Internet, and marketing. Recently, he collaborated with PwC on a consulting project on technology MNCs. He has also served on the committee for the UK VC-Deal of the Year award and a summit on social networking. His primary interest areas are: finance, strategy, marketing, in the technology, Internet, energy, media, venture capital, and retail sectors. Allan is a Spanish national and has worked and lived on four continents. He is bilingual in English and Spanish and conversational in four other languages.
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