Scaling the Social Enterprise : Lessons Learned from Founders of Social Startups

Walske, Jennifer M./ Foster, Elizabeth/ Tyson, Laura D.

Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd（2021/07発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 224 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781788113717
• DDC分類 658.408

Full Description

Scaling the Social Enterprise is an ideal text for courses that focus on social entrepreneurship and social innovation, at either the graduate or undergraduate level. Common themes across high growth social startups discussed in the book include:

 

building and modifying a management team for growth

creating and maintaining a dynamic stakeholder network

choosing corporate form and funders

moving from idea to pilot, to roll-out, and pivots along the way

the importance of media magic in building a brand

developing and refining one's value chain

the pivotal role of technology in scaling.

 
Featuring high profile, high growth social startups including Fair Trade USA, Revolution Foods, Sanergy, Kiva, d.light, Back to the Roots, and Grameen America, the chapter on funding social startups also profiles social funders such as Bridges Fund Management and Better Ventures, amongst others.

Contents

Contents: Preface Introduction to Scaling the Social Enterprise 1. Building and modifying the team for growth 2. Creating and maintaining a dynamic stakeholder network 3. Choosing corporate form and funders 4. The role of media in building a brand 5. Moving from idea to pilot to scale 6. Defining and refining one's value chain 7. The pivotal role of technology in scaling 8. Measuring impact Conclusion to Scaling the Social Enterprise Index