By Rolfe Larson on March 8, 2016
By Rolfe Larson and Adam Brock, Joining Vision and Action Competitions are all the rage in the social enterprise world. From New York to San Francisco, organizations seeking to nurture emerging social entrepreneurs have decided to go all in on the pitch session, offering the winners startup funds and technical assistance. Good idea, right? Crowd […]
By Rolfe Larson on February 12, 2016
Small museums face challenges attracting resources. Admission fees can discourage attendance and reduce gift shop sales. What to do? The following summarizes a discussion in the npEnterprise Forum, the 10,000-circulation online forum for all things social enterprise. The particular question posted by Jean Hardy Robinson was about a small history museum in a thriving tourist […]
By Rolfe Larson on January 14, 2014
Earlier this month, the Stanford Social Enterprise Review published a brief article entitled “The Rise and Struggles of Social Enterprise in 2013.” Here are some of the highlights:
By Rolfe Larson on September 23, 2013
Here’s a suggested framework from my colleague Jim Kucher (founder/managing director, Income for Outcomes). This reminds me of our earlier blog about social enterprise sound bites. That blog can be seen at: http://managementhelp.org/blogs/social-enterprise/2013/04/18/top-10-social-enterprise-sound-bites/ Here’s what Jim wrote: A viable social enterprise must have: • A viable social change theory (what makes you think you can […]
By Rolfe Larson on June 12, 2013
Here are some highlights from the recent 2013 Social Enterprise Summit (Social Enterprise Alliance) in Minneapolis:
By Rolfe Larson on October 25, 2012
Innovation and energy often come together on campus, and today many of them have an entrepreneurial sparkle. College and business school is no longer a place for just preparing and planning how to launch a new venture or nonprofit organization. For many students, the venture starts while on campus, long before graduation. Here’s an article […]
By Rolfe Larson on May 29, 2012
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