Tag: Social enterprise
Social Business Not Dead, Just Business As Usual
Commentary Fritz Nelson Social is becoming embedded into applications and business processes. Soon it will cease to be a category. It wasn't long ago that companies such as Jive and Yammer were proclaiming the era of the social enterprise. Knowledge…
Can Business Solve Social Issues Better than Nonprofits?
Creating and building solutions for the biggest issues we face in today’s world, ranging from environmental problems to social issues, is not the sole territory of nonprofits, NGOs, and governments, as the current trend of social entrepreneurs is…
Reflections on What Makes a Social Entrepreneur
"We found the right combine." And silence. Three middle aged Guatemalans and one gringo look at each other across a table. Each one is...
Social Enterprise: Balancing the Sinner and the Saint
Do you have to be ruthless to be a good business person? And just what do we mean by ‘good business’ anyway? When the Nobel...