Welcome to the Social Enterprises Home Page

What is Social Enterprises?

Social Enterprises is a social business (registered as a 501(c)3 public charity nonprofit corporation) based on the framework developed by Dr. Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank and 2006 Nobel Prize recipient. A social business is an enterprise that is based on business and market principles, but is dedicated to using its resources to helping disadvantaged populations and society in general.

Social Enterprises develops business ventures and partners with other businesses that leverage technology and the power of community to provide value to customers, our beneficiaries, and society in general. The Social Enterprises business “hub” will generate capital and other resources that will be used specifically for the purpose of funding programs, organizations, and other efforts directed at helping the youth and alumni of the foster care system in the United States.

Core Values of Social Enterprises

Community
Stewardship
Innovation

Books/Articles Shaping Social Enterprises

The Mockingbird Times by The Mockingbird Society, Creating a World Without Poverty and Building Social Business by Muhammad Yunus, Community by Peter Block, Influencer by Patterson, et al., The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki, The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell, Tribes by Seth Godin, The Starfish and the Spider by Brafman & Beckstrom, Wikinomics by Tapscott & Williams, Blue Ocean Strategy by Kim & Mauborgne, Tuned In by Craig Stull, Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh