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Social Enterprise - For profit or not?

Description:

I have noticed during various discussions held at the ASEN breakfast seminars as well as with various interested parties and relevant stakeholders that there is no consensus on whether social enterprise should be driven with a for-profit motive or not.

If so, then the socio-economic aims of the enterprise might be compromised in order to generate maximum profit for shareholders and if not, then the enterprise faces the danger of falling into the perpetually-funded "NPO-syndrome", and ending up as such (i.e. an NPO/charity).

Let's start up a discussion and see what everyone thinks of the subject.

Looking forward to your inputs.

Regards Andries

Brief description: Should social entrepreneurs drive for profits in their businesses?

Interests: Social Enterprise, Socio-Economic Development, Direct Benefit, Good Business and Profit :-)

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