A social enterprise is an organization whose aim is to find the balance between earning profits for shareholders and creating positive impacts in society. In the following thesis, I shall share the building blocks needed for a business model directing towards building a social enterprise, and draw comparison to those of for-profit enterprises. Osterwalder and Pigneur proposed nine building blocks as a universal business model (Business Model Generation 2010). My research considers this proposed model while also considering three additional building blocks that specifically pertaining to social enterprise: “social and environment revenue,” “social and environment costs,” and “the social entrepreneur.” My research uses the information collected from three social enterprise case studies, considering the social entrepreneurs themselves, in addition to information concerning their company documents. My result validates the theoretical foundation and practicality for these three additional building blocks for developing social enterprises and for supplementing additional important considerations while starting a social enterprise.
Keywords: Social enterprise, Social innovation, Social entrepreneurship, Business Model, Business model canvas, Triple bottom line, Co-create, Lean start-up
Keywords: Social enterprise, Social innovation, Social entrepreneurship, Business Model, Business model canvas, Triple bottom line, Co-create, Lean start-up