About me
Specialist in Social Entrepreneurship, Management, CSR, and Entrepreneurship
I'm an aspiring Corporate Consultant passionate about sustainable business transformation. I help organizations integrate sustainability with economic growth through strategic planning and innovation. As a Change Agent for Sustainability, I drive business transitions, reshape models, and foster collaboration for lasting impact. I see myself as a Market Builder, turning CSR and sustainability into business opportunities—while ensuring impact always comes before profit. My goal? Expanding the sustainability market ethically and effectively.
What is Social Entrepreneurship?
Social entrepreneurship is a model in which an organization aims to create social impact while maintaining financial sustainability and governance independence. It operates within a framework that includes three key dimensions: economic, social, and governance. According to the EMES European Research Network, a social enterprise must continuously produce or sell goods or services (economic dimension), aim to benefit society (social dimension), and operate with a high degree of autonomy (governance dimension). This framework ensures that social enterprises prioritize social impact while also maintaining the financial independence necessary to scale and sustain their efforts.
Social Innovation: Driving Societal Change
Social innovation focuses on empowering individuals and driving societal change through sustainable business practices. It emphasizes the development of innovative solutions that address pressing social issues and contribute to the overall well-being of communities. Social innovation goes beyond traditional methods, encouraging new approaches to create positive social, environmental, and economic impact.
Social Entrepreneur: The Change Agents of Social Innovation
A social entrepreneur, as defined by Abu-Saifan (2012), operates within both nonprofit and for-profit organizations, balancing social missions with commercial activities. Social entrepreneurs are mission-driven, with a primary focus on creating social value. They exhibit entrepreneurial traits such as leadership, innovation, persistence, and vision, working within organizations that foster a culture of openness and innovation. They generate income through earned-income strategies, with profits often reinvested to further the social mission, while also providing financial returns to founders and investors. Social entrepreneurs are distinguished from environmentalists, activists, and philanthropists by their entrepreneurial nature and focus on creating sustainable, impactful solutions.
This is my specialization, combining my skills and strengths in social entrepreneurship, social innovation, and the role of social entrepreneurs within organizations.
My competencies enable me to drive impactful change by balancing business objectives with social value creation, and fostering sustainable solutions that address complex societal challenges.
