I Am Going To And I’m Bringing A relaxed circle game This is a guessing game. If there are fewer than ten people in the group, one person thinks of a word – if there are 10 people or more, two people think of a word together, without the rest of the group knowing what …
The origin of the concept of ‘social enterprise’ and its evolution The increasing acknowledgement of the third sector in Europe, together with the broader interest in non-conventional entrepreneurial dynamics addressing current challenges, led to the emergence of the new concept of ‘social enterprise’. 6 Whereas a dozen years ago this concept was rarely discussed, it …
Never Have I Ever An icebreaker, circle, no prep game for large groups Hold out 5 fingers (well, 4 and your thumb) Go around the circle and one at a time, each person announces something that they have never done, beginning the sentence with the phrase “Never have I ever …” For example, a person …
An enterprise is considered to be any entity engaged in an economic activity, irrespective of its legal form. This includes, in particular, self-employed persons and family businesses engaged in craft or other activities, and partnerships or associations regularly engaged in an economic activity. The term entrepreneur stems from the French word ‘entreprendre’ meaning one who …
Two Truths And A Tale For this great get to know you game, each person must make three statements about themselves, one of which isn’t true. For example: I have two brothers, I was born in Australia, I have a motorcycle.This works best when you give the group some time to think of their statements, …
Social entrepreneurs work to solve critical social problems and address basic unmet needs through innovation. Their entrepreneurial endeavors create system change, improving the lives of underserved or marginalized groups. Despite the increased attention that social entrepreneurship has received in recent years, there is no precise definition. Various organizations describe social entrepreneurship differently: Ashoka defines social …
Having established the key definitional dimensions of social entrepreneurship, this section will explore alternative notions which differ from social entrepreneurship to a certain extent – though the latter’s boundaries are still contested (see Dey further in this book). Four notions of relevance will be discussed below: social entrepreneurship is not a discrete sector; it is not …
1 – Martin and Osberg (2007) Dees (2001) identified a set of criteria to be used to determine whether the actions of an individual can be considered to be socially entrepreneurial. Social entrepreneurs play the role of change agents in the social sector, by: ● Adopting a mission to create and sustain social value (not …
Social entrepreneurship has many advantages that make it different from profit-oriented entrepreneurship in many aspects. Many of us might get confused; So it must be emphasized that entrepreneurship is divided into 3 types; It is (profit, social, political), and of course each one differs from the other. “Entrepreneurs” sheds light on the concept of social …
Introduction This training module will allow learners to learn about the definition and basic meaning and types of social enterprise, they will also learn about examples of successful social enterprises and recognize bright names in this field. Purpose This training module aims to learn what social enterprise is and is not , and understanding the …