Table of Content

Preface

Chapter 1. Financial Challenges of Social Entrepreneurs

1.1. Introduction

1.2.Meet the Social Entrepreneurs

1.3.Social Entrepreneurs with different backgrounds

1.4.The Financial Challenges of Social Entrepreneurs

1.4.1.Financial Challenge 1: Access to funding

1.4.2.Financial Challenge 2: Complexity in the business models of Social Entrepreneurs

1.4.3.Financial Challenge 3: Predominant focus on social impact

1.5.The overall approach of this book

1.6.Summary in bullet points

Chapter 2. Gaining Access to Funding

2.1.Introduction

2.2.Funding and the life-cycle of social ventures

2.2.1.Funding during the explorative stage of development

2.2.2.Funding during the validation stage of development

2.2.3.Funding during the building stage of development

2.2.4.Funding during the growth stage of development

2.3.How to secure funding?

2.3.1.Internal acquisition of financial skills

2.3.2.External acquisition of financial skills

2.4.Summary in bullet points

Case study – Close the Gap

Chapter 3. Communications

3.1.Introduction

3.2.Communication pillars for Social Enterprises

3.3.The Challenge: communicate, communicate, communicate

3.4.How to create a good communication strategy for SEs

3.5.Tips to improve the communication of Social Entrepreneurs

3.6.Summary in bullet points

Case study – DiversiCom

Chapter 4. Impact measurement

4.1.Introduction

4.2.The theory of change

4.3.Stakeholder engagement

4.4.Characteristics of good measures

4.5.Summary in bullet points

Case study - Goods to Give (G2G)

Chapter 5. The Supportive Ecosystem for Social Entrepreneurs

5.1.Introduction

5.2.Defining Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

5.3.The Support Aspect of Ecosystems

5.4.The Main Ecosystem Actors

5.5.Becoming an Ecosystem Champion

5.6.Summary in bullet points

Case study – Belgium Impact

Chapter 6. Business Model

6.1.Introduction

6.2.The Importance of Business Model Thinking

6.3.Sustainable and Inclusive Business Models

6.4.Business Models of Social Entrepreneurs

6.5.The need of Financial Planning

6.6.Lean structures

6.7.Summary in bullet points

Case study – Mobile School / StreetwiZe

Chapter 7. Guiding SEs through the Financial Wilderness

APPENDICES

Appendix 1: Overview of Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Actors in Belgium

Appendix 2: Inspiring Cases of Social Enterprises in Belgium

Authors’ Short Bio’s

List of References