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The art of social enterprise : business as if people mattered / Carl Frankel and Allen Bromberger.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Frankel, Carl.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social entrepreneurship.
- Social responsibility of business.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 195 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Gabriola, BC : New Society Publishers, [2013]
- Summary:
- Introduces a business model driven by the desire to create positive change through entrepreneurial activities. It includes an overview of this rapidly growing field, as well as proven strategies for success.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Section One This Thing Called Social Enterprise
- ch. 1 New World, New Rules
- Why Social Enterprise?
- Why Now?
- About This Book
- About the Authors
- ch. 2 Portrait of a Tribe-in-Progress
- Defining Social Enterprise
- Not Left or Right
- Variations on a Theme
- Species of Social Enterprise
- ch. 3 Battle of the Worldviews
- Is Social Enterprise Subversive?
- A Transitional Phase
- Section Two Key IMP-gredients
- ch. 4 Intention Is Where the Heart Is
- The Primacy of Intention
- Establishing Intention
- Communicating Intention
- Preserving Intention
- The Brands the Thing
- ch. 5 Money Matters
- A Catch-22 for Hungries
- Capital Market, Here We Come
- The Valuation Conundrum
- The Specter of Litigation
- Is the Capital Market Less Capital for Social Entrepreneurs?
- Sharing the Wealth
- ch. 6 The Social Enterprise as People Person
- Make Like a Partner
- Partnership Principles
- Building a Strong Team
- Contents note continued: ch. 7 Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
- Early Stage Start-Up
- - The Compass of the Heart
- Interview with a Hungry
- - Getting the Horses Lined up in the Gate
- Do Me a Solid
- - Preserving the Mission with Investors
- An Adapter Comes in from the Cold
- Section Three The Social Zentrepreneur
- ch. 8 The Myth America Pageant
- Mainstream Myths About Business
- Counternarratives About Power and Leadership
- The Coachman and the Narratives
- ch. 9 Carl and Allen's Ten Commandments
- Commandment One Respect Money
- Commandment Two Be Intensely Strategic
- Commandment Three Insist on Quality
- Commandment Four KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid)
- Commandment Five Be Willing to Compromise on Everything but Your Integrity
- Commandment Six Know Thyself
- Commandment Seven Get Support
- Commandment Eight Cultivate a Healthy Relationship with Your (Ad)Venture
- Commandment Nine Take Care of Yourself
- Contents note continued: Commandment Ten Keep Dancing on the High Wire
- ch. 10 Overcoming Entrepreneur's Disease
- Please Let Me Bring You Down
- An Anxiety Management Protocol.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Mark and Aimee Rosenbaum Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780865717305
- 0865717303
- OCLC:
- 812258664
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