Structure is irrelevant

Not all social enterprises look alike.  While many people immediately think of nonprofits (or nongovernmental organizations, NGOs), in practice any type of business can be a social enterprise.  As long as you “harness the power of the marketplace to solve critical social or environmental problem,” which to me means you sell stuff to customers as […]

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Social Enterprise: The Final Frontier

Social enterprise is not for the faint of heart.  It’s hard enough to make a difference in the world, or to succeed at running a business, but do both at the same time?  Yikes, beam me up, Scotty.  This is not easy to do, and many organizations have failed at it.  But the good news […]

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Welcome to the Social Enterprise blog!

I’m Rolfe Larson and I’m the host of this blog. You can read more about me next to my picture in the sidebar. This blog will be about various aspects of social enterprise, will focus especially on practical tips and tools, and will include posts from guest writers. You can learn more about this blog […]

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