As a Social Entrepreneurs you are bound to have a deep and driving passion. However, you are not immune to becoming distracted by the daily tasks and toil of launching and/or running your business.
Take some time to check that your day to day activities align with your purpose, and set some short and long term goals for the year. Get started now so in 2021 you can thrive!
Your Sense of Purpose is shaped by things you believe in and value – your own personal code of behaviour. Sense of Purpose helps you live by those values. Some people know from an early age exactly what they want to be in life. Some don’t know till much later in life, and that’s okay, too.
Your Sense of Purpose can change as you grow older, as you learn new things about the world and about yourself, and as you meet new people and experience new things. What is important is being able to identify the things that matter to you.
Access our 8 ways to start on your purpose journey and discover your true sense of purpose.
Some would argue that businesses have a responsibility to incorporate some social impact initiatives into their business models. Regardless, the impact of doing so has an effect far beyond the communities the initiatives seek to benefit: it can help the business, too. For one, 64% of Millennials won’t take a job at a company if it doesn’t have values aligned with social responsibility.
A recent global report by Accenture found that customers are more likely to spend money with a company when their brand purposes reflect issues that matter to the consumer.
Perhaps you feel the pull to align your business with social impact and are wondering how to start. To alter your business’s impact while positively affecting your company’s reputation for future employees and customers, follow these steps to incorporate social impact into your business model.
Finding the right present for your loved ones can be difficult, but now disruptive social businesses are making giving a little bit easier, providing not only great gift ideas but ones that support charitable work here and overseas.