There are social enterprises which implement the main concept of business enterprise models in designing their operations, of which Osterwalder and Pigneur’s business model canvas is a good example.
The business model describes the logic of how an organization creates, delivers, and captures value. The model defines the basic value creation logic of the company, which is part of the corporate strategy.
It defines how the company creates value for the consumer, what resources and activities are needed for value creation.
Business Model Canvas
Source: Osterwalder and Pigneur, 2010, p. 44.
Let’s move on to clarifying the specific business model of social enterprises, which is based on the previously mentioned business model, but supplemented with some sector-specific elements.
Social Business Model Canvas
Source: Social Innovation Lab, 2013
Let’s look at an existing, practical example:
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