Comments on: Social business model http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2008/02/social-business-model.html A conversation on global economic issues, ideas & data to help us all become better contributors to defeating the scourge of extreme global poverty Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:35:08 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Delivering propane as a social business | DefeatPoverty.com http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2008/02/social-business-model.html/comment-page-1#comment-223 Delivering propane as a social business | DefeatPoverty.com Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:20:07 +0000 http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2008/02/social-business-model.html#comment-223 [...] of Mozambique and beyond. What’s most interesting about Vidagas is that it’s a social business. It was started in 2002 by two NGOs VillageReach and Foundation for Community Development. They [...] [...] of Mozambique and beyond. What’s most interesting about Vidagas is that it’s a social business. It was started in 2002 by two NGOs VillageReach and Foundation for Community Development. They [...]

]]> By: China-Dev http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2008/02/social-business-model.html/comment-page-1#comment-209 China-Dev Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:32:00 +0000 http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2008/02/social-business-model.html#comment-209 Hi............<br/>Your blog posting is very good and theme base for which it is liking to every business person regarding improve their business.<br/>Thanks<br/><a HREF="http://www.china-dev.co.uk/" REL="nofollow">Chinese Investment UK</a> | <a HREF="http://www.china-dev.co.uk/" REL="nofollow">Chinese Business Consultancy</a> Hi…………
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]]> By: Anonymous http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2008/02/social-business-model.html/comment-page-1#comment-179 Anonymous Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:46:00 +0000 http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2008/02/social-business-model.html#comment-179 Dear Sir,<br/><br/>I got your address to looked from into your email. I am a Bangladesh people.<br/><br/>I am a business holder. I want to get a business loan from your Organization<br/>to growing more extend my business for both in home and abroad. And I will abide by your given endurable terms and conditions as the reciprocally benefited for the both of us.<br/><br/>Thanks you for your kind cooperation.<br/><br/>Best regards,<br/>Basher Dear Sir,

I got your address to looked from into your email. I am a Bangladesh people.

I am a business holder. I want to get a business loan from your Organization
to growing more extend my business for both in home and abroad. And I will abide by your given endurable terms and conditions as the reciprocally benefited for the both of us.

Thanks you for your kind cooperation.

Best regards,
Basher

]]> By: Made By Surviors - The Emancipation Network http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2008/02/social-business-model.html/comment-page-1#comment-155 Made By Surviors - The Emancipation Network Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:57:00 +0000 http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2008/02/social-business-model.html#comment-155 I spent almost 20 years in Wall Street before starting a hybrid model social enterprise, so I am certainly comfortable with the ideas you post and the need for portfolio diversification and return on investment. But, there are very different trade offs in a social enterprise. If I give you too much return then for every extra $ you get, there is a $ less benefit to the social purpose. That makes debt a more attractive form of capital for hybrid models. <br/><br/>Also, many hybrid structures don’t have an exit strategy that works for the equity investor.<br/><br/>I would love to see greater experimentation from social investors in this area, and greater use of non-conventional structures. For example, what about debt with equity lined coupons, or caped return structures? Or how about donation contracts that call for the investor to donate their equity to the non profit part of the hybrid after realizing target returns?<br/><br/>John Berger<br/>http://www.madebysurvivors.com/ I spent almost 20 years in Wall Street before starting a hybrid model social enterprise, so I am certainly comfortable with the ideas you post and the need for portfolio diversification and return on investment. But, there are very different trade offs in a social enterprise. If I give you too much return then for every extra $ you get, there is a $ less benefit to the social purpose. That makes debt a more attractive form of capital for hybrid models.

Also, many hybrid structures don’t have an exit strategy that works for the equity investor.

I would love to see greater experimentation from social investors in this area, and greater use of non-conventional structures. For example, what about debt with equity lined coupons, or caped return structures? Or how about donation contracts that call for the investor to donate their equity to the non profit part of the hybrid after realizing target returns?

John Berger
http://www.madebysurvivors.com/

]]> By: Ryan Gunderson http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2008/02/social-business-model.html/comment-page-1#comment-146 Ryan Gunderson Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:50:00 +0000 http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2008/02/social-business-model.html#comment-146 The Power of Unreasonable People, written by John Elkington and Pamela Hartigan, also includes a good discussion of social business models, including numerous case studies. I reviewed the book on my blog (http://richesforgood.blogspot.com/). The Power of Unreasonable People, written by John Elkington and Pamela Hartigan, also includes a good discussion of social business models, including numerous case studies. I reviewed the book on my blog (http://richesforgood.blogspot.com/).

]]> By: Michael Kruse http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2008/02/social-business-model.html/comment-page-1#comment-142 Michael Kruse Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:54:00 +0000 http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2008/02/social-business-model.html#comment-142 Very helpful breakdown. Thanks. Very helpful breakdown. Thanks.

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