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Social Innovation

Taiwan Farmer – My article on Social Enterprise Buzz

In 2008, for the first time in history, more than half of the world’s population was living in towns and cities.  A greater number of job opportunities, better education, and more developed infrastructures have all been cited as reasons why people chose to move away from isolated villages and to replant their roots. However, a small group of people have been left behind – they … Continue reading Taiwan Farmer – My article on Social Enterprise Buzz

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A Social Enterprise in Taiwan- Mr.Wang’s Vegetable Stands 大王菜铺子

(This picture is from their website.) Almost a month ago I went to a social enterprise talk in Taiwan. This social enterprise includes two cooperatives – Producers’ cooperative and Consumers’ cooperative (消費和生產合作社). It’s called Mr. Wang’s Vegetable Stands. Mr.Wang’s Vegetable Stands promotes exchange of goods instead of monetary exchange. It gathers 300 farming families and help them sell goods in exchange for money. Mr. Wang … Continue reading A Social Enterprise in Taiwan- Mr.Wang’s Vegetable Stands 大王菜铺子

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Social Innovation

Social Innovation Research Group – November Newsletter is Out!

http://www.slideshare.net/RezaMirza/sirg-update-nov3 In this newsletter, you will see articles on our social enterprise interview, our opinions, process charts for research and data analysis. Enjoy! Feel free to contact us for questions and suggestions. Continue reading Social Innovation Research Group – November Newsletter is Out!

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Market-based solutions for marginalized groups

This is a model I created for categorizing social enterprises. It looks at social enterprises based on how they involve the marginalized group into the market. Our group’s next newsletter will be out soon. We have lots of interesting analytical articles in this one. Let me know if you are interested in reading it~ Continue reading Market-based solutions for marginalized groups

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A social enterprise is not an enterprise without sustainability; An individual cannot be a social entrepreneur without persistence

In today’s conference on social enterprise, Mr. Erwin Wong (Huang) from Hong Kong gave great insights to the concepts of social entrepreneurship. Some of his comments made me think about the differences between social entrepreneurs and scholars, as well as the traits necessary to become a successful social entrepreneur. 1) Mr. Wong dislikes the idea of “turning NPOs into social enterprises”. In his opinion, it takes a very long … Continue reading A social enterprise is not an enterprise without sustainability; An individual cannot be a social entrepreneur without persistence

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SIRG in Singapore – 3 major questions for Social Entrepreneurs

Interview Summary: To our surprise, many social entrepreneurs never thought they would become a social entrepreneur one day. However, one thing they have in common is the passion to go and make a difference. As business owners, social entrepreneurs face challenges every day, from lack of financial resources to doubts of their intentions from outside parties. Some ended up failing because of these challenges. Some … Continue reading SIRG in Singapore – 3 major questions for Social Entrepreneurs

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thoughts and learning

要創業的有沒有？

今天是重陽節，但是我睡不著。看了新浪網的新聞，想到有多少老人還不能安享晚年。想到自己的外公外婆每天還要自己洗菜切菜，煮飯，有多少次外婆會弄傷手指，或者被油燙到。最近想到一個還比較創新的方法，希望可以解決老人們的吃飯問題。 給大家分享一些數據吧。 1. 北京有20%的老人在60歲以上，重慶17%,上海24.5%。 2. 中國31個省中，26個老年人超過10%。 10年前，只有14個省超過這個數字。 3. 中國的老人中，有1/3是空巢老人，4748萬人喪偶。 4. 北京有248萬老人。 80歲以上的老人中，有50%以上的老人處於失能，半失能狀態。 5. 目前城市老年人退休金佔收入的66%，但在農村，退休金只佔4.6%。農村老人41.2%的收入要靠自己工作。 有沒有有興趣在這方面創業的同僚。我們一起為老年人解決問題。 （當然，還要同時賺錢養家。） Continue reading 要創業的有沒有？

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解決中國外來務工人員的问题

今晚無聊，就寫了個可行性不高的小計劃。發現這其實還蠻難做成社會企業的… 在中國的大部分城市居住者許多外來務工人員（以下簡稱外勞）。他們背井離鄉，多數從農村來到城市。在這個飛速發展的社會，他們成為了繁華城市裡的“新窮人”。 勤功將通過培訓課的形式，為外來務工者提供生活和教育方面的諮詢，使他們能更好的融入新環境，盡快過上小康生活。勤功有以下三大特點： 1）讓成功的外勞作為新外勞的培訓老師，給新外勞授課。這一點充分利用了外勞之間交流能互相理解的特點，減少了交流上的障礙。已來到這個城市3-5年的外勞，可以成為新外勞的老師，給予他們鼓勵和教授他們各行各業的入門知識。我們還將邀請很成功的外勞參與講座，給新外勞鼓舞，甚至提供就業機會。 2）把社會資源集結起來，讓企業有興趣贊助和參與我們的服務。對於很多企業而言，使僱員的能力升級是他們成長的目標。我們可以針對外勞聘用較廣的企業，為它們提供服務，並向他們收取一定費用，讓這些企業可以以最低資金達到員工能力的升級。 3）我們會以階梯的形式向有一定收入的外勞收取培訓費用。剛來到新城市的外勞將免費獲取入門課程。進入中級課程的外勞須支付10元每課的費用。通過此模式，我們只需要6個勞工報名，就可以支付一位外勞教師60元每課的薪水和交通補貼。 Continue reading 解決中國外來務工人員的问题

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