Questions

There is a metaphor that can be useful when discussing entrepreneurs when they are successful and can create great impact (Bjerke, 2007a). Such people have to have four body parts actively involved: 

+  the head, that is, to have some ideas about what is required to be entrepreneurial in the specific case. We can call this to know
+  the heart, that is, to want to be entrepreneurial

+  the stomach, that is, to have the guts to dare to take on something new

+  the feet, that is, to start to move

 All these parts must be there. If one of them is missing the entrepreneurial effort will not function well. If you do not ‘know’, it will be blind fumbling. If you do not ‘want’, it will be an act against yourself. If you do not ‘dare’, something constructive will hardly occur. The fourth part, that is, ‘feet’ means that you do something. This is another example of the necessity of looking at a venturesome person as somebody acting, not as somebody behaving. 

Use this metaphor to reflect on what you know and want; what you dare to do to achieve it; and how will you start by stating in detail. Analyse with around 400 words abstract.

Historically areas in which social entrepreneurs operate have been (Nicholls, 2006, p. 228): 

+  poverty alleviation through empowerment (for example, the micro-finance movement);

+  healthcare, ranging from small-scale support for the mentally ill ‘in the community’ to larger-scale ventures tackling the HIV/AIDS pandemic;

+  education and training, such as widening participation and the democratization of knowledge transfer;

+  environmental preservation and sustainable development, such as ‘green’ energy projects;

+  community regeneration, such as housing associations;

+  welfare projects, such as employment for the unemployed or
homeless and drug and alcohol abuse projects;

+  advocacy and campaigning, such as Fair Trade and human rights
promotion 

Reflect on what is the sphere and the niche in which you would like to operate and create an impact and what kind of impact? Analyse with around 400 words abstract. 

Identifying resources.  Visit TRASI’s website at http://trasi.foundationcenter.org and identify three tools and three resources to measure the impact of a social venture whose mission is to improve literacy in a developing country