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Why Entrepreneurs Need to Care Less About Technology & More About Culture \\ Melissa Bell

2016

10:08 min

Values-Centered Entrepreneurs and Their Companies

A new brand of entrepreneurs has arrived on the business scene, carrying with them a whole new set of values. They possess a sense of mission—to be socially responsible, protect the planet, and do the right thing for all of their stakeholders.

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David Y. Choi
2010
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Social Entrepreneurship

Many of today and tomorrow’s social and environmental healers are and must be entrepreneurs.

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Center for Spirituality & Healing
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5 Traits of a Successful Social Entrepreneur

The definition of success often comes in different shapes and sizes. For most entrepreneurs, the measure of success is usually financial gains. However, the journey of a social entrepreneur is slightly different.

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Rohit Shelatkar i
2021
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How to Retrofit Your Enterprise With Social Principles? It's Surprisingly Simple and (Likely) Long Overdue

Every entrepreneur has an opportunity to make a major impact within their own organization. You just have to know where to look.

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Inc.
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Social Entrepreneurship: 8 Companies That Impress Activists & Investors Alike

By marrying purpose and profit, these innovative companies address social and environmental challenges in a way that is financially sustainable--a virtuous cycle that benefits all involved.

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Jaleh Bisharat
2014
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Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition

Social entrepreneurship is attracting growing amounts of talent, money, and attention, but along with its increasing popularity has come less certainty about what exactly a social entrepreneur is and does.

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Roger L. Martin & Sally Osberg
2007
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5 Reasons Social Responsibility Is a Step in the Right Direction for Small Business

You want to attract talent and investors, and they both want to feel good about what they are committing to.

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Chidike Samuelson
2018
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Entrepreneurs Are Called to Be Socially Responsible

Since entrepreneurs are creators, they hold the power to make statements that can cause a ripple effect, impacting the masses in a positive or negative way (depending on how it’s being used).

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Genicca Whitney
2017
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Corporate Social Responsibility Can Give Entrepreneurs an Edge

CSR might be the last thing on an entrepreneur’s mind when he or she sets out to start a successful business, but I’m now convinced it should be part of a company’s culture from Day 1.

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Steven Kaufman
2016
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Solving Problems with Design Thinking: Ten Stories of What Works (Columbia Business School Publishing)

Design-oriented firms such as Apple and IDEO have demonstrated how design thinking can affect business results. However, most managers lack a sense of how to use this new approach for issues other than product development and sales growth.

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Jeanne Liedtka, Andrew King, Kevin Bennett
2025
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