2. CONTENTS
Social Enterprise
Concept of Social Entrepreneurship
Social Entrepreneurs
Characteristics of Social Entrepreneurs
Examples of Social Entrepreneurs in India
Organizational models in Social Entrepreneurship
Boundaries of Social Entrepreneurship
3. Social Enterprise
Social mission driven organizations
Apply market-based strategies to achieve a social purpose
Accomplish targets that are social and/or environmental as well as financial:
is often referred to as the triple bottom line
Includes both non-profits that use business models to pursue their mission and
for-profits whose primary purposes are social
4. Concept of Social Entrepreneurship
Attracting growing amounts of talent, money, and attention.
It is the field in which entrepreneurs tailor their activities to be directly tied
with the ultimate goal of creating social value.
Attempt to draw upon business techniques to find solutions
to social problems.
5. Social Entrepreneurs
individuals with innovative solutions to society’s most pressing social
problems
recognizes a social problem and uses entrepreneurial principles to organize,
create, and manage a venture to make social change (a social venture)
associated with the voluntary and not-for-profit sectors
mass recruiter of local change makers, role model proving that citizens who
channel their passion into action can do almost anything
6. Characteristics of Social Entrepreneurs
Mission leader
Persistent
Emotionally charged
Social value creator
Change agent
Highly accountable
Dedicated
Socially alert
Opinion leader
7. Examples of Social Entrepreneurs in
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Dr Verghese Kurien, father of the India’s milk revolution
Sanjit “Bunker” Roy, founder of Barefoot College
Anil Kumar Gupta, IIM-A professor and founder of Honeybee Network
Sunil Bharti Mittal, founder of Airtel
8. Organizational models in Social
Entrepreneurship
Leveraged non-profit ventures
Hybrid non-profit ventures
Social business ventures