There is a different phenomenon occurring: Instead of technology innovation being the driver for startups, it is more frequently business model innovation.
In the past most startups occurred because a new technology had come along that would provide solution to a problem that could not be solved previously. (As an example, an unmet need was the pain [...]
It matters how your business model and mission statement is articulated
Scholars from Lappeenranta University have been researching social enterprise business models for years. Some time ago they focused their research on health care sector. The study looked at six health care companies with social enterprise [...]
Why values are important
Why are values important because they define you (and your social enterprise). They define the decisions you make. They are a means to communicate how and why you do the things you do. Your [...]
How to Stop Procrastination: A social entrepreneur’s toolkit
How to stop procrastination? Through action. Procrastination is the child of endless excuses of why something cannot be done. I’m sure, if prompted one could come up with a whole list of reasons “why not [...]
Webinar about the Polish support programme “From exclusion to activation”
During the webinar, the guidelines and recommendations of the amended program of assistance for socially and professionally excluded persons addressed to social employment entities and NGOs were discussed, as well as the rules of the "From exclusion [...]
“The Sedge” ideas for social entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurship differs from regular business with its higher goal– while classical companies aim to generate more profit, social enterprises are built with the mission to tackle some specific challenge in the society. Since the [...]