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Business Models in Social Entrepreneurship

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Upon completing this chapter, you should be able to accomplish the following:

  • Explain what a business model is.

  • Explain the differences between business models of commercial enterprises and business models of social enterprises.

  • Describe typical areas in which social entrepreneurs find and create opportunities.

  • Recognize opportunities of social enterprises.

  • Describe examples of business models which were successfully implemented by social entrepreneurs.

  • Explain the main characteristics of different scaling and replication strategies.

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  1. Swiss Research Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, University of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Germany

    Susan Müller

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  1. Schumpeter School of Business & Economic, University of Wuppertal, Gaußstr. 20, Wuppertal, 42119, Germany

    Christine K. Volkmann

  2. Section Business an Administration, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Morgartenstraße 2c, Bern, 3014, Switzerland

    Kim Oliver Tokarski

  3. Schumpeter School of Business & Economic, University of Wuppertal, Gaußstr. 20, Wuppertal, 42119, Germany

    Kati Ernst

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Müller, S. (2012). Business Models in Social Entrepreneurship. In: Volkmann, C., Tokarski, K., Ernst, K. (eds) Social Entrepreneurship and Social Business. Gabler Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-7093-0_6

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