Becoming a Social Entrepreneur: Starting Out Scaling Up and Staying True

What’s it like to be a social entrepreneur – not a textbook social entrepreneur but one on the ground? This book offers an explanation. Michael Gordon, leading Social Entrepreneurship expert from the University of Michigan, spoke with more than one hundred social entrepreneurs – from six continents, young and old, just starting out to several decades in, addressing seemingly every societal problem of the day. This book uses their words and experiences to provide a kaleidoscopic description of what it means to become a social entrepreneur. It ranges from the personal and emotional challenges they often face to the grand impact many hope to produce. It touches on the sublime but focuses on the everyday, highlighting the mistakes that have been made, the lessons learned and, especially, what advice they would give to those wanting to start a social venture. This book presents the truth, not the varnish, and is ideal for use in the classroom with students studying social entrepreneurship, and for all new and experienced social entrepreneurs seeking real-life examples of how to overcome challenges. For anyone else, it offers a penetrating portrait of the lives of those committed to changing the world. Additional ISBNs0367197723, 0429243189, 0367197731, 9780367197728, 9780429243189, 9780367197735Becoming a Social Entrepreneur: Starting Out, Scaling Up and Staying True 1st Edition is written by Michael Gordon and published by Routledge. ISBNs for Becoming a Social Entrepreneur are 9780429516337, 0429516339 and the print ISBNs are 9780367197728, 0367197723. Additional ISBNs include 0367197723, 0429243189, 0367197731, 9780367197728, 9780429243189, 9780367197735.