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This is a glossary for students of the integrated online course, Social Entrepreneurship for Local Change. The goal here is to help students of a diversity of backgrounds and disciplines understand language of Social Entrepreneurship. | This is a glossary for students of the integrated online course, Social Entrepreneurship for Local Change. The goal here is to help students of a diversity of backgrounds and disciplines understand language of Social Entrepreneurship. Unless otherwise stated, these definitions are taken from our own materials. | ||
==A== | ==A== | ||
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;{{Anchor|Commercial}} Activity | ;{{Anchor|Commercial}} Activity | ||
:Activity aimed at creative value. A Social venture will derive a significant portion (more than 50%) from selling goods and services | :Activity aimed at creative value. A Social venture will derive a significant portion (more than 50%) from selling goods and services | ||
;Commercial Value Proposition | |||
:What makes a product or service produced attractive to customers | |||
;Competencies | |||
:Skill, knowledge or ability | |||
==D== | ==D== | ||
;Distribution | |||
:The various channels that a company uses to reach its customers | |||
==E== | ==E== | ||
==F== | ==F== | ||
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;Social Enterprise | ;Social Enterprise | ||
:Social enterprises are businesses that trade in the market for a social purpose. It is broadly accepted that social enterprises have three common characteristics: Explicit social aims, commercial activity, and social ownership. | :Social enterprises are businesses that trade in the market for a social purpose. It is broadly accepted that social enterprises have three common characteristics: Explicit social aims, commercial activity, and social ownership. | ||
;Social Ownership | |||
:Community accountability for a social enterprise | |||
;Social Purpose | |||
:Social purpose beyond proft making that is core to the activities rather than incidental | |||
;Social Values | |||
:principles that we use to determine our behaviour, and in the context of Social Entrepreneurship, inspire social entrepreneurs and enterprises | |||
==T== | ==T== | ||
Revision as of 10:45, 17 November 2016
This is a glossary for students of the integrated online course, Social Entrepreneurship for Local Change. The goal here is to help students of a diversity of backgrounds and disciplines understand language of Social Entrepreneurship. Unless otherwise stated, these definitions are taken from our own materials.
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- Commercial Activity
- Activity aimed at creative value. A Social venture will derive a significant portion (more than 50%) from selling goods and services
- Commercial Value Proposition
- What makes a product or service produced attractive to customers
- Competencies
- Skill, knowledge or ability
D
- Distribution
- The various channels that a company uses to reach its customers
E
F
G
H
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J
K
L
M
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- Social Enterprise
- Social enterprises are businesses that trade in the market for a social purpose. It is broadly accepted that social enterprises have three common characteristics: Explicit social aims, commercial activity, and social ownership.
- Social Ownership
- Community accountability for a social enterprise
- Social Purpose
- Social purpose beyond proft making that is core to the activities rather than incidental
- Social Values
- principles that we use to determine our behaviour, and in the context of Social Entrepreneurship, inspire social entrepreneurs and enterprises