#SocEnt

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Social ventures that create new value chains while generating profit in pursuit of social goals are a direct challenge to Milton Friedman's dictum that the social purpose of a business is to generate profit for its shareholders.

At Buffer, employees know everything about everyone else: how much they make, what their equity is worth--even how much they sleep.

Attract the best and the brightest by offering them purpose.

'The Most Important Business Ranking in the World' blog post by Jay Coen Gilbert.

StartSomeGood has partnered with leading financial services provider ING DIRECT to launch Dreamstarter, a crowdfunding initiative to boost Australia's social enterprise sector.Dreamstarter offers inspirational Australian entrepreneurs an online platform...

There is no guidebook for changing the world; there are no roadmaps. These are uncharted waters.

'An Argument For Purpose-Driven Business: Here to Stay?' blog post by Guest Contributors.

Jeff Skoll, the founder of the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, has set out his top ten highlights in the decade-long history of the event.

The Harvard professor, who created the concept of shared value, hopes to bring social and environmental considerations to the top of the policy and corporate agenda

Ever wondered how influential you are in the world of social enterprise? Joe Jervis reveals the top 50 most connected tweeters

Every year, large corporations spend billions of dollars on supporting, investing in, marketing to, and donating to small businesses, startups, and the organizations that support them.

For this article I am using my NOVA method for structure – Needs, Opportunities, Values, Actions – and I will assume the reader knows what a social entrepreneur is, and what it means to burn out. N...

SocialFinance.ca is a network of investors, enterprises, and enablers that are actively harnessing finance for social impact through community investment, microfinance, social enterprise, philanthropy, and responsible investment.

How are large private sector companies supporting social enterprises? Are there enough collaborations where well-meaning corporations can form strategic partnerships with social enterprises to further a good cause.

It is time to move from innovation as an ideology to innovation as a process.

Socially entrepreneurial organizations are often lean but always high touch.

'From CSR to Purpose Driven Business In 2013: Semantics or Substance?' blog post by Jonathan Løw.

Here are 5 ways to identify a responsible company for the busy yet interested global citizen.

The numbers suggest new MBAs aren't just in it for the money.