Starting a Social Enterprise
10 Steps to Starting a Successful Social Enterprise
If you are reading this, you are probably considering setting up a social enterprise. That’s great! The path of social entrepreneurship is an extremely fulfilling path to take. If you choose this route and are successful, you will be making a living whilst also serving a higher social purpose, creating a real impact in your community and forming business relationships that go beyond economic transaction.
However, setting up a social enterprise comes with its own unique challenges – challenges that don’t apply when setting up a traditional business or a charity. Before you jump straight in, it is a good idea to make yourself aware of these challenges and spend some time reflecting on your motivations and expectations so that you can make sure this route really is right for you.
Luckily for you, we have gathered lots of information and put it all here in one place to help you with this process. You may read this and discover that another business model would better suit your aspirations or perhaps reading this will solidify your decision to get started on the exciting journey that is social entrepreneurship. Either way it is worth a read.
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Starting a Social Enterprise Posts
Why you should start a Social Enterprise
The Big Picture: Why you Should Start a Social Enterprise The number one reason to start a social enterprise is to help the world in some way, no matter how big or small. Social Enterprises fill...
Starting a Social Enterprise – Is it Viable?
Find Out if Your Idea is Viable So you have read the information above and have decided that starting a social enterprise is in fact the right route for you. The question now becomes: Is your idea...
Starting a Social Enterprise – Get help
Get Help Early When it comes to setting up any new business, there is a lot of work to do, especially if you have never done anything like this before. Ultimately, there is only so much that...
Starting a social enterprise – build a plan
Create a Solid Plan Organisational Structure The best place to start is with yourself and your partners. There are a whole host of skills needed to run a social enterprise. In looking at your own...
Starting a Social Enterprise – Applying for Grants
Start Applying for Grants When first starting, most entrepreneurs fund their business through bootstrapping, using their savings or funneling part of their income from another job and investing it...
Starting a Social Enterprise – Formation
Decide on the Formation of your Social Enterprise Eventually, you are going to have to decide what form your business is going to take. Will you be: a Limited Company, a Sole Trader, a Community...
Starting a Social Enterprise – Legal Bits
Make it Legal Once you have decided what form your business will take you will need to fill out standard company formation documents among other documents relating more specifically to social...
Starting a Social Enterprise – Marketing
Get Started on Branding, Marketing and Sales It’s really easy to become overwhelmed with marketing. When you look at it simply though, the process of marketing simply involves finding out the...
Starting a Social Enterprise – Wellbeing
Make Sure you Look after your Wellbeing The importance of looking after our wellbeing in our everyday lives is becoming more and more important. As a social entrepreneur, there will be lots of...
Starting a Social Enterprise – Reporting
Stay on Top of Your Reports Reports help social enterprises calculate the impact their business is having on the community. It is a good way to reflect on the efficacy of your business and also...
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