BASIC SOCIAL
ENTERPRISE
Sto. Nino Cathedral, Pagadian City September 29, 2020
Jet Evasco
DTI – Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Office
topics
What is a social enterprise
Social Enterprise Models/Choosing the right structure
The Social Entrepreneur
Setting up a Social Enterprise
Business Planning? Ways on how to develop the existing agri-based products of farmers
for income generation
What is a Social Enterprise?
Social enterprise is a way of doing business.
The aims of a social enterprise are, at their core, either social or
environmental.
They are profit-making businesses set up to address social
problems, meet local community needs, or bring about social
change, rather than solely for personal profit.
Social Entrepreneurship
Isang paraan ng pagtatayo at pamamalakad ng isang organisasyon sa
pamamagitan ng mga pamamaraang pang-Negosyo subalit may pangunahing
layunin na makapagdulot ng mabuting pagbabago o mabigyang solusyon a ng
mga suliranin ng isang komunidad, kalimitan sa aspektong panlipunan, pang
kultura, at pang kalikasan.
Ang konseptong ito ay maaring gamitin nmga pilantropo, mga taong may
adbokasiya, mga kooperatiba, mga kawanggawa at ano pa mang mga aktibidad na
nagpapalawig ng isang gawaing makabubuti para sa isang komunidad.
Dapat ba ang social enterprise are “for profit” o
“non-profit”?
Pangunahing tanong upang malaman kung matagumpay ang kanyang Negosyo:
regular na entrepreneur (negosyante):
“Magkano at Malaki ba ang kanyang kinita”
Social entrepreneur
(Nagtatag at nagpatakbo ng isang negosyong makalipunan)
“Gaano karami ang kaniyang natulungan”
Famous Social Enterprises
in the Philippines
Kristine Buenavista
Social Entrepreneur, Alima Community
Age: 32
Location: Iloilo
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Her mission: “Alima Community is a community-based
platform for sustainable products and slow lifestyle by
Ilonggo rural makers and artists. Right now we have three
brands: Rofil (wild vine and endemic seeds jewelry from
Barotac Viejo), Kataw (beach trash and sea debris
accessories from San Joaquin), and Himbon (upcycled
nostalgic totes from San Joaquin). We also offer slow living
and artistic camps and retreats through The Nest.”
The story behind it: “My life partner Marrz and I wanted to
do something sustainable for the mothers we met in a
mountain community. They were skilled makers but they had
no access to innovative ideas so they got paid poorly for their
woven products and would always rely on donations. Our
friends helped us with a P15,000-worth start-up fund, and
that was the birth of Alima Community.”
Miku Ebueza
Head Advocate, Tali Ti Amianan
Age: 32
Location: San Juan, La Union
Her mission: “Tali Ti Amianan is a surfer-run social
enterprise that provides sustainability for locals in San
Juan, La Union. We make handmade accessories from
eco-friendly materials such as old tees, post-consumer
canvas cloth, leather scraps, and other interesting stuff
that’s about to go to trash.”
The story behind it: “It was 2 a.m. five years ago; I had
recently left Manila and was thinking about what I really
wanted to do with my life. I woke up my then-boyfriend
(now-husband) Mandy and asked him if he knew how to
braid. As we braided strips of cloth in those wee hours, I
told him that I wanted to make bracelets. I posted the
bracelets we made the following day on social media,
and orders started coming in. We could not handle the
demand so we trained locals from the inner barangays in
San Juan. From three makers, we are now a family of 10
regulars and a bunch of part-timers.”
Jesalee Rose Ong
Founder and Chief Executive Officer,
Balangay’s Best
Age: 36
Location: Bantayan, Cebu
Her mission: “Balangay’s Best journeys with our fishermen in producing sustainably-
caught seafood products while protecting our ocean to make sure that the next generation
can still enjoy its abundance.”
The story behind it: “It all started when I facilitated the GK Balangay Program in
Bantayan Island for Yolanda-affected families. Wanting to do more after the program, I,
together with James, a fisherman; Ate Rebecca and Ate Nenia, fishermen’s wives; and
some GK friends started Balangay’s Best.”
So what do they have in common?
Social Enterprise are self-sustaining businesses that
address social or environmental concerns. These provide
new jobs, goods and services to the poor and
disadvantaged
“businesses with primarily social objectives whose surpluses are principally reinvested for
that purpose in the business or in the community, rather than being driven by the need to
maximise profit for shareholders and owners.”
They aspire to combine entrepreneurial leadership and innovation - characteristic of the
best of private business - with social aims. They tackle a wide range of social and
environmental issues and operate in all parts of the economy.
Even though we say they are not-for-profit, social enterprises like all businesses have to
make a profit or as some prefer to call it, a surplus. It is what they do with the profit that
makes them different. It is not paid as a dividend to shareholders/directors as in the private
sector; instead it is reinvested to support its social purpose.
Social Enterprise: Self-Sufficient
Ang Social Enterprise ay dapat maging self-sufficient upang maisakatuparan ang mga
layunin nito, kaya dapat itong may kapasidad na kumita.
Maari itong itatag ng non-profit organization
Maari ding itatag o umpisahan ng isang pribadong tao – sole proprietor – ngunit malinaw
ang adbokasiya o social relevance ng kanyang Negosyo
Maari ding magtulong tulong kahantulad ng kooperatiba na isang kilalang klase ng social
enterprise
Maaring tumanggap ang social enterprise ng donasyon subalit mahalang dapat makatayo
sa sariling paa o maging “self-sustaining” ang social enterprise pagdating sa aspetong
pinansyal sapagkat ang operasyon nito ay nangangailangan ng tuloy-tuloy na pondo
upang walang patid na mapaglingkuran ang napiling komunidad o adbokasya.
Social Enterprise Models/Choosing the right structure
Structures include:
Association Sole Proprietorship
Cooperatives Corporation
The Social Entrepreneur
Social Enterprise Plan
