Mission, Inc [electronic resource] : a practitioner's guide to social enterprise / Kevin Lynch, Julius Walls, Jr.
Series: Social venture network seriesPublication details: San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. : Ingram Publishers Services [distributor], c2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxv, 187 pISBN:- 9781576754795 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 1576754790 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 361.7068 22
- HB615 .L96 2009eb

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-179) and index.
The most successful business on earth -- The ten paradoxes of social enterprise -- Doing good versus doing well: balancing impact and profit -- Form versus function: choosing the right structure -- Planning versus practice: working with discipline -- Debits versus credits: creating financial health -- Do-gooders versus good doers: hiring the best people -- Perception versus reality: marketing on higher ground -- Value versus waste: leaning the enterprise -- Metrics versus instinct: measuring success -- Growth versus focus: expanding sensibly -- Sweat equity versus blood equity: caring for yourself.
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