If you’re interested in the social enterprise sector, where businesses seek to do good and to do well at the same time, you will want to be among the first to subscribe to the new publication “Beyond Profit.”
I love the name because it nicely captures the mood of the social enterprise sector. The need to make a profit as a business entity is a fantastic motivator, and it forces you to listen to the people, get immediate feedback from the market in terms of sales numbers, and adapt your products and services to meet real needs. The profit motive is a tool. But of course it’s about more than making a profit, it’s beyond profit.
A preview of the first issue reveals a whole lot of fantastic, relevant content. Interesting articles, like
- Ten Ways to Get a VC’s Attention
- Investment: Is Recession a Good Time to Invest in Social Enterprise?
- Entrepreneurship: Ten New Ideas that Could Change the World
- Torch Bearers: Can you Teach Social Entrepreneurship?
Plus upcoming conferences, news briefs, “companies doing good,” info on different social entrepreneurship programs at universities and other great tidbits.
My only complaint is that, if they publish it too often, it will end up being the next Economist–too much for a working stiff to possibly get through and therefore a source of guilt instead of satisfaction.
Beyond Profit is “brought to you by Intellecap – a social investment advisory firm providing services to the for-profit development sector in areas such as microfinance, water, energy and education.” Those interested in social investing in India will find Intellecap particularly relevant.
Looking forward to receiving my first issue.
