Social Business (noun): A business created for the primary purpose to benefit people.
Problem:
Business-building is not often seen as an intentional solution to social issues. We don't think of it as a tool for community-building, relational healing, reducing-poverty, mentorship, skills-training, and many more social goods. Social Business is an untapped engine for societal transformation.
Solution:
Catalyze a social business ecosystem to recruit, support, and grow social entrepreneurs.
Mission:
To catalyze sustainable social businesses for as many industries and populations as possible in Greater Dayton. To create 50 social businesses for thousands of citizens.
Strategy:
Map all existing social business leaders by industry, size, and population.
Interconnect social entrepreneurs. Assess strength and needs.
Create a gap-analysis: support structures, mentorship, access to capital, advocacy, business contracts, etc.
Connect existing social entrepreneurs to assets:
Regionally: Entrepreneurs' Center, West Dayton Incubator, and other connections.
Ohio: Flywheel Social Enterprise Hub, Miami University Center for Social Entrepreneurship, The Good Place Institute, and many more.
Nationally: Homeboy Network, Thistle Farms Network, OCEAN cohort, Missional Labs accelerator, Praxis Labs, Ardent Mentoring, and many more.
Content: Enterprise Solutions to Poverty Field Guide, and many others.
Recruit emerging social entrepreneurs through:
community-building and strategy-shaping monthly gatherings
business pitch events
front-line non-profit leaders and networks
annual celebrations
Rinse and repeat
Flywheel is located in Cincinnati*
If you are involved or interested in this, fill out this form or email me at paul@storyconnect.love
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