Become a Social Entrepreneur & Start a Non-Profit Business
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Social Entrepreneurs: An Emerging New Trend
A new trend is going on among
business enterprises. Many organizations are focusing on becoming more socially responsible. Today we are
seeing a greater number of companies adopting a specific social mission to contribute to the
environmental good. These are the social entrepreneurs.
Implementing innovative strategies to fuel positive social action is social entrepreneurship. There are
different kinds of these social entrepreneurial organizations, both for-profit and non-profit. Some
professionals with their own private practices provide their social services spontaneously to needful
communities.
Models of Social Entrepreneurship
Social Sector Business
A "Social Sector Business" is a for-profit enterprise that combines their social mission with maximizing
profits. The service offered by such companies or the products marketed by them are geared towards addressing
specific social needs. These businesses are also referred to as NJFP or Not Just For Profit. These groups pay
their way through their own earnings.
Earned Income Non-profit
Another model is the Earned Income Non-profit in which the group focuses on a social mission and generates
revenue by marketing its own products and services to those who can afford it. These "social enterprises" do
not depend on grants or donations.
Pro Bono Practice
This model involves professionals like health practitioners, lawyers and consultants. They contribute towards a
positive societal change by assisting customers who cannot pay. The practice makes money and funds the free
services by charging those who can pay, selling products and sometimes sponsorships.
All of these social entrepreneurship models focus on social
issues and integrate business principles to make a significant difference. What they all have in common is
the creativity, motivation, spirit and enthusiasm to make a difference in the world.
Kellen Chase is the author and an entrepreneur himself. He enjoys helping people achieve their
business goals has a website dedicated to entrepreneurship and Social Entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurs are those who have goals to
make some sort of social change - in order to solve a social problem. Typically, social entrepreneurs work
in the non-profit sector, but this does not mean that you must start a non-profit business in order to
become a social entrepreneur.
Social entrepreneurs are involved in a variety of different areas, such as protecting the environment,
increasing education opportunities for children, raising awareness and funding for disease prevention, helping
the poor, assisting in emergency situations or providing shelter for abandoned or abused animals. Focus on a
social issue that you feel passionate about, and your work as a social entrepreneur can be extremely
rewarding.
Running a non-profit business is a little different than a regular for-profit company. How do you raise
money? How do you find volunteers to support your activities? Are the special government grants for
non-profits? How do you organize successful fundraising events and get free publicity?
How to Become a Social Entrepreneur
How to Save Hundreds of Hours Creating Legal Forms, Spreadsheets &
Documents
Start with a business plan template so you can get
your non-profit started on the right foot. You want a plan for a non-profit business, not a generic
business plan. With the Non-Profit Business
Plan, you not only get a plan specifically for your line of work - but you also get more than 100 forms
and templates to help you start and run your organization.
You also get 1 year of web hosting free of charge, which you can use to help grow your business online and
save on advertising costs.
Business Resources for Non-Profits:
Set up a simple website for under $50/year to
advertise your non-profit. Help people find you in the search engines: get listed in 20 search engines for free or in
300 search engines for $4.
Local Search
is becoming more and more popular. People are many times using online search instead of the traditional yellow
pages to find local businesses. Local Search sources that are affordable and receive substantial traffic
include: Google Local, Yelp, Super Pages and Insider Pages.
