Hello everyone, today i will introduce Social Entrepreneurship and also do a profile of a Social Entrepreneur taken from the Forbes list.http://www.forbes.com/impact-
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A process begins with a social opportunity that is translated into an enterprise.
Social Entrepreneurship process are:
- Recognition of a perceived social opportunity.
- Translation of the social opportunity into an enterprise concept.
- Identification and acquisition of resources required to execute the enterprise's goals.
Who is a Social Entrepreneur?: A Social Entrepreneur is a person or a group of people who founds an organization or initiative engaged in social entrepreneurship.
Social Entrepreneurs are also referred to as civic, public entrepreneurs.
PROFILE OF A SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR
Name: Alvaro Rodriguez Arregui
Age: 44
Headquarters: Monterrey, Mexico
Managed Assets: $102 million
Profile
This "impact venture capital fund" invests in companies that work to assist the millions of Mexicans who lack decent housing, health care and clean water. Portfolio companies include MeXvi, which helps people build their own homes, private water supplier Agua Natural and Finestrella, a company that helps folks without credit cards get cell phones.