1. The Problem and The Opportunity
Social Entrepreneurship Training Day 2 Session 2

2. The Problem and The Opportunity

3. What specific problem does your idea solve?

4. The Problem Why is it important? What is the scale of the problem?
What are the contributing factors to the problem?
Created by Stacey Childress in March 2002, Harvard Business School. Revised November 2006

5. The Opportunity Why is it solvable?
What would the world look like if you solved it?

6. Incorporating SE Elements

7. Sourcing of Materials
Buy your materials from local producers, marginalized groups such as farmers, small producers rather than the large ones
Buy environmentally friendly materials rather than the traditional ones, especially in packaging your product

8. Production Process
Incorporate environmentally friendly practices into your production process, e.g., less use of energy if possible
Use more labor, rather than machines and ensure payment of decent wages and benefits
Provide autonomy and participation of your workers in the different processes of the social enterprise

9. Marketing
Promote and market your products truthfully – do not exaggerate about your product just to be able to sell
Give the information that the customer needs to know to make an informed decision on the product

10. Profits/Surplus
Give back some of your profit to pay forward to a good cause
Provide scholarships/training opportunities for others
Support socially relevant advocacies

11. Workshop: Develop your social enterprise idea
What Social Problem are you addressing?
Why is it important?
What is the scale of the problem?
What are the contributing factors to the problem?
What Opportunity arose from the social problem?
Why is it solvable?
What would the world look like if you solved it?

12. Thank you!
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