Research Guides: Entrepreneurship: Social Business Models and Planning

Social Business Models and Planning

"[A] sustainable business model can be defined as a business model that creates, delivers, and captures value for all its stakeholders without depleting the natural, economic, and social capital it relies on.” Breuer & Lüdeke-Freund (2014), quoted at SustainableBusinessModel.org

This page provides links to tools for planning your social enterprise including modelling tools, websites, and books.

Redrawing the Triple Bottom Line

Sustainable Business Planning Tools

Feminist Business Model Canvas
The Feminist Business Model Canvas (FBMC) is designed to give you an overview of one feminist approach to building a business, and to compare this approach to more conventional business modeling and tools.
Impact Gap Canvas
The Impact Gaps Canvas is a tool to help change makers take a systems-led leadership approach to designing their careers and initiatives. It can be used by anyone who wants to understand the landscape of a problem and identify some paths to how they might contribute to a solution.
MaRS - Social Purpose Business Models
MaRS Startup Toolkit introduction to social purpose business models.
Sustainable Business Model Canvas (CASE)
The Sustainable Business Model Canvas supports the development of an idea into a viable business model. Besides economic criteria it focuses on ecological and social consequences of the activity. It aims at maximizing positive and avoiding negative impact on society and nature. Therefore, sustainability is integrated into the core business.
Sustainablebusinessmodel.org
SustainableBusinessModel.org is a platform made by dedicated researchers to support the growing community of experts interested in business models for sustainability.

Key Resources

Futurpreneur - Social Purpose Business Resources
A collection of resources curated by Futurpreneur Canada, who offers education and development opportunities, online resources and in-house experts.
Imagine Canada - Resources and Tools
From the Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN). Including legislation, social enterprise showcases, and strategic updates from the provincial government.
Urban Institute - Nonprofits and Philanthropy research
Resources include 501(c)(3) e-filing, community sharing platform, and performance management tools.
Sustainability Disclosure Database
A sustainability report is a report published by a company or organization about the economic, environmental and social impacts caused by its everyday activities. It enables organizations to be more transparent about the risks and opportunities they face and take smart strategic decisions.

Bcorps and Benefit Corporations

B Corps are a new business model with a double bottom line, certified by the non-profit B Lab "to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency."

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Redrawing the Triple Bottom Line

Sustainable Business Planning Tools

Key Resources

Bcorps and Benefit Corporations

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