Noah's Social Entrepreneurship Blog

 Electric Vehicle Rebate / Internal Combustion Engine Scrapping Program Located in Winnipeg. Thinking about calling it Scrap Your Ride Manitoba. Maybe replace an i with a lightning bolt to show the electric vehicle part of the business.    

 To build off of last week's work ... I would like to switch pathways and develop a Social Business Idea Pitch (Prototype). After watching a neat TED Talk (https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_francis_how_a_green_economy_could_work_for_you), I would now like to come up with some sort of business idea that could help pave the way for a green economy. A few ideas were mentioned in the talk that centered around kick-starting demand for greener transportation; quality affordable public transport, high capacity green car recycling plant, car charging infrastructure. The first and third can be accomplished by government but a giant manufacturing plant to recycle cars would take investment from local investors and additional funding from government.  Tone for my project will be serious and informative. My sources will include health studies from the WHO, feasibility studies on similar plans, cost analyses, market demand studies. Journey Map Step 01: Car Scrapping Incentive Program Step ...

Out of the two options, the case study seems more appealing than the idea pitch. Firstly I would need to pick a business involved in Social Entrepreneurship and      1. Provide a description and analysis of the enterprise's mission/vision statement     2. A lean business model analysis     3. A prescriptive element that addresses a strategic weakness Candidates for me so far are DIFF Eyewear (Buy One-Give One) which donates glasses to developing countries, all though they are technically a charity. Another idea is the Susan G. Komen Foundation. These guys have had their share of controversy and would make an excellent class discussion if it would come to it. 

 150 - 200 words, mimic tone/voice. Use imagination. Getting Millennial vibes You walk beneath a tremendous, colossal anvil. You enter another room, but the anvil is still above you. As you stare at it, it seems to be uneasily teetering back and forth, leaving you to ponder its existence under the cover of its mysterious outstretching shadow. Its presence is unsettling, its energy, dark. You look up and focus your gaze on the various features of the anvil. Its awkward bulky form, the various dents and scars and, ... something stuck to the side, white with black half circles of some sort. Are those,  boobs? Aha they're actually paper receipts for all the foolish necessities you have purchased to sustain your lavish millennial lifestyle. It all comes together. The anvil is your debt. The anvil totally sucks man. Why can't the anvil be a lush assortment of contemporary pillows instead? How did it even get there? How long has it been there? You think back. You begin wonder if mayb...

https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/why-you-should-wear-phrase-lifestyle-business-as-a-badge-of-honor.html ~ 100 Words Starts with a story Use of colourful language Metaphors Make a point      Picture this, that special person in your life has a birthday coming up and you want to get them something nice to help them get through this dismal, monotonous pandemic. Following social-distancing guidelines, you decide the best place to safely shop for a gift is online at one of the big box stores with seemingly endless access to the world's innovations. However in these rough times, these gargantuan multinational corporate entities are not who we should be supporting with our hard earned income. We should alternatively choose to support our smaller and more appreciative local retailers that operate online. At the end of the day when you are gifting your loved one some comfy pajamas, would you prefer supporting local hard-working small business or would you rather see your payme...