Lesson 10: Social Enterprises
Profit organizations
- focus is to sell products and perform sevices so
that in return they will be able to generate profit
Social enterprise
- a business model with the objective of
solving social issues and problems while
providing goods and services
- profit is not a priority
- basic nature of existence is to solve social
issues by providing goods and services
- primary purpose is to provide a solution,
support, or help with regard to existing social
problems or social issues
- focus is to solve social issues in the society
while generating profit so that in return they will
be able to finance organizations, provide support
to particular issues or services, and provide or
perform their operations when it comes to their
selected organizations, or to provide help and
support to particular social issue or problem that
they would like to solve in the society
- in return, they will be able to finance the
services, support, and other operations that theu
would like to have in order for them to achieve
their mission and vision
- profit is important to proceed to their
services/operations
- they have to have income so that in return
income or profit generated could be use to
perfeom their social cause in the society
- social cause: action or operation to perform in
the society
Social business models
- a framework that fulfills the mission and
maintains the financial stability of the
enterprise
- framework: plans, outlines, exact operation,
actions that we do
- we have to know how do we generate profit so
that in return profit generated will be used for
other purposes, especially if we are a social
enterprise
Kim Alter's 9 Social Business Models
1. Entrepreneur Support
- aims to provide support services to
entrepreneurs
- training, consultation, financial help, seminar
- happynoy?
2. Market intermediary
- guide struggling entrepreneurs to gain
markets to sell their products
- if u r a reseller, ur model is already market
intermediary
- helping particular communities in selling or
entering the market when it comes to selling
theur products in the industry
3. Employment Model
- help clients look for jobs and provide
training respectively
- job hunt, online platform, it will notify u on the
available jobs in the industry where in u r
qualified
- target support are the people who are highly
discriminated, handicapped, not qualified for a
particular position
- deaf, blind
4. Fee-for-service
- charge clients with a certain fee for services
- online consultation, museum
5. Low-income client
- charge fees but concentrate on low income
customers
- customer that are on a budget
- dr. Laxamana, eye specialist, the patients are
the ppl who ar eon a low income budget, voice
out in the public that his clients are financially
challenged
6. Cooperative model
- charge membership fees and provide
services to members
- membership will entail u to certain benefits
- services that r given to all the members of the
cooperative
