Acumen:
A global community changing the way poverty works.
Ashoka U:
Ashoka U catalyzes social innovation in higher education through a global network of entrepreneurial students, faculty and community leaders.
B Corporations:
Certified B Corporations are a new kind of business that balances purpose and profit.
Business Model Canvas:
The Business Model Canvas is a strategic management and entrepreneurial tool. It allows you to describe, design, challenge, invent, and pivot your business model.
Circular Economy:
A circular economy is based on the principles of designing out waste and pollution, keeping products and materials in use, and regenerating natural systems.
Human Centered Design:
Human-centered design is a philosophy that empowers an individual or team to design products, services, systems, and experiences that address the core needs of those who experience a problem.
Hybrid Business:
Hybrid business may refer to an enterprise which does not only make use of traditional methods of distribution, but also makes use of internet technology in order to easily expand its market and make the product or service more accessible.
L3C:
L3C stands for a low-profit, limited liability company, and is often described as a hybrid like structure comprised of both non-profit and for-profit attributes
Letter to a Young Entrepreneur:
Action, age and anxiety occupy the mind of veteran social enterpreneur Liam Black in this series of letters to those following in his footsteps.
SKOLL Foundation:
The Skoll Foundation drives large-scale change by investing in, connecting, and celebrating social entrepreneurs and the innovators who help them solve the world’s most pressing problems.
Triple Bottom Line or People, Profit, Planet:
TBL theory posits that instead of one bottom line, there should be three: profit, people, and the planet.
UN Sustainable Development Goals:
The Sustainable Development Goals are a call for action by all countries – poor, rich and middle-income – to promote prosperity while protecting the planet.