How to Build a Business Model as a Social Enterprise Ecosystem Part I
Kat Bloomfield
Board President | Economic Development Fundraiser | Entrepreneur | Improving quality of life for Black, Indigenous, and Latinx people through STEAM
You might be wondering why it matters to build a business model as an ecosystem. It matters because juggling your double bottom line of both profitability and social good by definition is not a linear process.
Traditional business models don’t take into account the interconnectivity of your double bottom lines and don’t capture the intention of social entrepreneurship. In fact, they will likely lead to your dropping the ball on one bottom line or another.
Your stakeholders and your cause don’t deserve a half-baked plan. The ecosystem approach I’ll be detailing in this post will help you weave together both bottom lines into a seamless business model that stays true to your stakeholders and yourself.
Let’s get interconnected with How to Build a Business Model as a Social Enterprise Ecosystem Part I!
In Part II, I’ll teach you how to dive deeper into that one category to make an actionable plan for social change.
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