List of figures -- List of tables -- Foreword / Nancy Proctor -- Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1 Innovation in museums: current practice and future aspiration : Introduction -- Innovation, enterprise ...

In this case, students assume the roles of FK Day and Dave Neiswander, leaders of the social enterprise World Bicycle Relief (WBR), which donates and sells bicycles in sub-Saharan Africa. As a social ...

Founded in 2010 in the UK, the Social Enterprise Mark Company (SEM) awards its “Social Enterprise Mark” to organisations that demonstrate their social, environmental and ethical values and behaviours, ...

Nina Greenwood is a passionate educator, founder and CEO of Happy Plum Language Learning, an Ed-Tech startup based out of Harvard i-lab. Every founder believes they’re solving a problem. But the great ...

Yet the term seems to be more often associated with people who intend to make a profit, but whose work is targeted toward long-term socio-economic change. Think Bill Gates, with his current ...

In December 2025, the HBS New Venture Competition (NVC) received 37 entries to the Social Enterprise Track, with ventures that drive social change using nonprofit, for-profit, or hybrid models.

Meaningful progress on complex social issues depends in part on the entrepreneurial ideas and energy of the next generation. In recent years, we have seen a sustained increase in HBS students ...

Each year, the climate crisis intensifies, threatening the livelihoods of billions. Yet, amid this growing emergency, social, or impact enterprises—businesses prioritizing purpose and profit—are ...