Social enterprises represent a new kind of venture, dedicated to pursuing profits for owners and benefits for society. Social Enterprise Law provides tools that

Growing numbers of employees, consumers, and investors want companies to be truly good; these stakeholders will accept lower economic returns in order to suppor

Mission driven—business as a vehicle for change. The current business-for-profit model rewards short-term thinking, narrow self-interest, and a social-and-env

The future demands an entrepreneurial approach to business if organizations wish to survive. Social enterprise is the heart of much of that activity. This impor

This open-access book brings together international experts who shed new light on the status of social enterprises, benefit corporations and other purpose-drive