Social Ent. W21

The last two decades have seen a dramatic increase in corporate power by way of deregulation, new communications and technologies that allow companies to undertake more extensive operations as well as exploit economies of scale, and increased access to capital. It is almost as if the fate of the planet is in the hands of seemingly impersonal institutions that are motivated by corporate profits more so than the welfare of the planet. Corporate scandals have shown that corporate profit is not enough for the long-term success of businesses in an international world economy. Because of heightened awareness success is tied to how organizations are evaluated by their surroundings and how closely they adhere to certain progressive standards. But how progressive can they be? While it is easy to look to organizations as our hail Mary’s to a better tomorrow, it is inordinately simplified. True progress, the kind that counts for something and is not just a quasi-masked attempt at increasing sha

 The organization I have chosen for my case study and business model canvas is The Movember Foundation, a charity that is dedicated to Men's health, specifically prostate and testicular cancer, and mental health related issues. 

Journey Map for Social Entrepreneurship  Beginning: Laying the groundwork through theory learning and genre writing exercises. Understanding the difference between FBL, TBL, and SET. Middle:  Working on case studies, pitches, and proposals.  Analyzing the theory and gauging how it can be applied to social enterprises.  Looking at strategy and structure End:  Presenting our case studies, pitches, or proposals. Outcomes and Impact  Practical applications of what we learned so far The reason we need social enterprises

  Social Business Case Study Social Enterprise: Currently undecided. Leaning towards Tesla or a large company that would have enough information available on the internet. Voice: Mix of formal and informal. 70% formal and academic. 20% informal with figures of speech. Sparsely opinionated. Largely opinionated if it is on Tesla. Beta structure of the paper: Introduction/overview. Purpose/strategy. Sources/options for funding. Accomplishments/analysis of what they have been doing. Trajectory. Potential problems/drawbacks. Assessment of impact/execution. Opinion and conclusion

     A 400sqft studio space covered with white cloth. The windows have been blacked out to not allow any daylight to enter the space. The faint musical stylings of an obscure garage band from the 80’s plays in the background, almost entirely distracting you from the emptiness of the room. For a brief moment the sounds of what might be a badly tuned guitar and a tambourine is more intellectually challenging than what you think   you see around you. A single lightbulb dangles from the ceiling, leading your eyes to the two blue-dotted stains on the white cloth below. The artist statement reads that it represents the early stages of cell formation and how simple yet profound life is — aha. This is art .   

                If I had a dollar for every time I received a condescending or patronizing glance when I told someone I do not intend to be an entrepreneur, I would have enough capital to start my own business and become one after all.   “But…aren’t you in business school?” They ask with a dumbfounded look plastered on their face. As though there is a stipulation on the bottom of a business degree that says thou shalt use for entrepreneurship only.                    As a teenager I was enamored with the idea of running my own company, being my own boss, working on my own time, and all the other mystifications that entrepreneurship sells you on. But the more information I gathered, and the deeper my soul searching went, I concluded that me being an entrepreneur is similar to the square peg round hole dilemma.       To the people at networking events, on social media, or even on school campuses that believe entrepreneurship is the next (and only ) viable step after studying business,