Coming January 2022

“Social entrepreneurship continues to prove an impactful organizational model that provides value to multiple stakeholders and reshapes communities and culture. Dr. J. Howard “Jim” Kucher and Dr. Stephanie E. Raible provide readers with the insight and knowledge needed to understand social entrepreneurship as well as offer valuable case studies throughout the text. The information compiled in this book will help all social entrepreneurs hit the ground running as changemakers.’ - Steve McDavid, CEO, The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation

‘J. Howard Kucher and Stephanie E. Raible have put together a roadmap to entrepreneurship that allows the reader to learn from the successes and challenges of local, national, and international efforts. Resources are shared that expand the ability to make a genuine difference. Recognizing the power of social enterprise and its purpose in addressing new challenges, I highly recommend Social Entrepreneurship: A Practice-Based Approach to Social Innovation as a necessary resource for the emerging social entrepreneur.’ Pamela J. King, Open Society Institute-Baltimore, USA

This accessible textbook provides a comprehensive guide to the building blocks of sustainable social enterprise, exploring how core elements contribute to either the success or failure of the social venture. It analyzes the key skills needed to synthesize effective business practices with effective social innovation and points out both what works and what does not. Taking a practical approach, it demonstrates how big ideas can be transformed into entities that produce lasting change.

Key features include discussion questions and activities to aid student learning and debate, a multi-part case study that helps students see social enterprise in practice, recommended resources sections that encourage students to explore the topic further, readable, real-life anecdotes, examples, and analogies that illustrate how social entrepreneurship initiatives operate, learning objectives and chapter summaries to guide students through key topics including product development, idea generation, social change theory, marketing, and operating structures.