Entrepreneurship

The MBE Revolution | Book Review | Mission Based Entrepreneur

The MBE Revolution | Book Review | Mission Based Entrepreneur

“DEVELOPING ECONOMIC ENGINES THAT DRIVE MISSION-BASED MOVEMENTS”
Do you have a passion for business or a zeal for entrepreneurship? Do you feel like there is still more to life than business, no matter how much you get out of it? If so, there is a pretty good chance that you have a deeper calling on your life, [...]

Examining Coca-Cola’s Manual Distribution Center’s in Africa

Recently Coca-Cola has been receiving some attention concerning their Manual Distribution Center’s (MDC’s) in Africa. Much of the attention has most likely come from the release of a joint report from the Harvard Kennedy School and the International Finance Corporation. You can download the report from the Harvard Kennedy School’s site here. There have been [...]

Business Model Canvas | How Does Your Organization Work?

This is a great slide presentation that will help you or an organization understand and implement a well thought through business model. I found the view of a traditional agency seeking donor support very interesting. It’s a flawed model that requires an organization to focus on the donors more than the intended end beneficiaries.
Business Models [...]

My Perception of a Social Entrepreneurship Model

My Perception of a Social Entrepreneurship Model

I earned a BA in Business Administration and my minor was entrepreneurship. One of the things that we encountered a lot was business models of entrepreneurship. While reflecting on how social entrepreneurship was different than traditional entrepreneurship I remembered the Timmons model of Entrepreneurial Success. The three major components were:

The Team
The Resources
The [...]

“The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.”

Don Williams