Topic: Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

Question: Choose any social enterprise

Social Enterprise Project -

Objectives

• Identify the essential elements of a social enterprise.
• Contrast a social enterprise from a business enterprise.
• Describe how a social enterprise reinvests surpluses into its social objectives.
• Explain the differences between corporate social responsibility and operating a social enterprise.

Instructions - A core component of this course is a complete understanding of a Social Enterprise.

1. Define what makes an enterprise a social enterprise. Support your view with appropriate references from the textbook and at least one additional academic source.

2. Identify an organization that you believe is a Social Enterprise, and explain why you think it is so.

3. You will need to show that you understand what a Social Enterprise is and based upon this determine if the organization you select is in fact a true Social Enterprise. 

4. Write a paper (4-6 pages) showing your understanding of a Social Enterprise while making a case for the organization that you selected.

5. Please ensure that you have a well written Executive Summary, a description of the Social Enterprise that you are evaluating, and an analysis of how the Social Enterprise aligns with your definition.