This document discusses social entrepreneurship and defines social entrepreneurs as individuals with innovative solutions to society's most pressing problems. It notes that social entrepreneurs go through the world with empathy, seek unreasonable solutions, have strong values, see profit as a tool, and want to revolutionize their industries. The document encourages walking through the world with an open and critical mind, having courage to try different approaches, utilizing available support networks, finding ways to measure impact, and pursuing one's passions.

2. Social
Entrepreneurship
« Be the change
you wish to see in the world »
(Mahatma Gandhi)

3. What are today’s most
pressing problems?

4. Poverty

5. Gender inequality

6. Global warming

7. Gap between rich and poor

8. Refuge crisis

9. What are the most pressing
problems here in your home town?

10. Who will solve them?
GovernmentGovernment
(Multination
al)
Companies
NGOs
Local
Communit
y
You
Others?
Social Entrepreneurs?

11. swissnex
Partners
The swissnex network

12. swissnex India

13. What is
social entrepreneurship?
« Social entrepreneurs are
individuals with innovative solutions
to society's most pressing
problems » (Ashoka)
Social
problems
Entrepreneur
ial solutions
Entrepreneur
ial solutions
Social
Entrepreneurshi
p

14. Let’s look closer at
social entrepreneurs..

15. … go through the world with
open eyes and empathy

16. … unresonable
solutions

17. … have strong values

18. … have strong values

19. … are bridge builders

20. … are bridge builders… are bridge builders

21. … see profit as a tool

22. … see profit as a tool

23. … have a social operational
process

25. … want to spread their
solutions

26. … are revolutionary change
makers
"Social entrepreneurs are
not content just to give a
fish or teach how to fish.
The will not rest until they
have revolutionised the
fishing industry. »
(Bill Drayton)

27. What I’ve learnt from
supporting social entrepreneurs

28. • Walk through world with open eyes
– critical mind
• Have the courage to be different
and try
• Support networks are available –
don‘t be shy to ask for help
• Find measures to show your
impact
• „If you are passionate about it –
you are good at it!“

29. Andras Vamos-Goldman:
« We can make a difference »