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Learning goals
Upon completing this chapter, you should be able to accomplish the following:
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Explain what a business model is.
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Explain the differences between business models of commercial enterprises and business models of social enterprises.
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Describe typical areas in which social entrepreneurs find and create opportunities.
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Recognize opportunities of social enterprises.
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Describe examples of business models which were successfully implemented by social entrepreneurs.
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Explain the main characteristics of different scaling and replication strategies.
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Dees, G.J., Anderson, B.B. and Wei-Skillern, J. (2004), “Scaling social impact—strategies for spreading social innovations“, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Spring 2004, pp. 24–32.
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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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