Part one of a longer lecture on business models, business plans, organizational challenges and social entrepreneurship

1. Fredrik Björk, Malmö University

2.  Really?
 What do we mean by
’business’?
 Social – and individual
 Activities – engagement
 Trade and exchange
 What do we mean by
’value’?

3. Social entrepreneurship is in general described as ”mission driven”
www.youcancook.org.uk
- small financial investment www.windaid.org
- larger financial investment

4.  Scope and focus
[what we do – and we won’t do]
 Value
[what values – and how do we measure
them?]
 Innovation
[or adaptaion]
 Success criteria

5.  Core mission
 Strategic resources
 Partnership/network
 Service interface

6.  Great idea –
but not really an ”opportunity”
 Great need –
Financially infeasible
 Scaling up >>

7.  Why?
 Sustaining
 Developing quality
 Making greater impact
 Challenges?
 From local knowledge to…
 Financial risk
 Organizational
challenges/professionalizatio
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