and I’m HD students in social entrepreneurship and when I called
entrepreneurship and when I called
entrepreneurship and when I called interest in social entrepreneurship I
interest in social entrepreneurship I
interest in social entrepreneurship I had people say things like oh yeah like
had people say things like oh yeah like
had people say things like oh yeah like Facebook snapchat Twitter yeah great
Facebook snapchat Twitter yeah great
Facebook snapchat Twitter yeah great social media is really a great topic yes
social media is really a great topic yes
social media is really a great topic yes I do research on enterprises but these
I do research on enterprises but these
I do research on enterprises but these enterprises are not specialized in
enterprises are not specialized in
enterprises are not specialized in social media instead social enterprises
social media instead social enterprises
social media instead social enterprises are specialized in innovating our
are specialized in innovating our
are specialized in innovating our society I mean yeah however we have
society I mean yeah however we have
society I mean yeah however we have difficulties apparently to understand
difficulties apparently to understand
difficulties apparently to understand who social entrepreneurs are and what
who social entrepreneurs are and what
who social entrepreneurs are and what they do and that’s a problem because if
they do and that’s a problem because if
they do and that’s a problem because if we cannot understand who they are in
we cannot understand who they are in
we cannot understand who they are in which challenges they face we cannot
which challenges they face we cannot
which challenges they face we cannot support their role in society and that’s
support their role in society and that’s
support their role in society and that’s a problem because the success of social
a problem because the success of social
a problem because the success of social entrepreneurs is our success because
entrepreneurs is our success because
entrepreneurs is our success because they innovate our society and need
they innovate our society and need
they innovate our society and need innovation in our society so we need to
innovation in our society so we need to
innovation in our society so we need to attract people to become social
attract people to become social
attract people to become social entrepreneurs and we need to learn how
entrepreneurs and we need to learn how
entrepreneurs and we need to learn how we can make social entrepreneur
we can make social entrepreneur
we can make social entrepreneur successful but how can we do so if we do
successful but how can we do so if we do
successful but how can we do so if we do not know whom you’re talking about so
not know whom you’re talking about so
not know whom you’re talking about so that’s why I’m here I’m here to shed
that’s why I’m here I’m here to shed
that’s why I’m here I’m here to shed light on our understanding of social
light on our understanding of social
light on our understanding of social entrepreneurs and I realized in the last
entrepreneurs and I realized in the last
entrepreneurs and I realized in the last couple of years that I have difficulties
couple of years that I have difficulties
couple of years that I have difficulties to convince that social entrepreneurs
to convince that social entrepreneurs
to convince that social entrepreneurs are very very important and I realized
are very very important and I realized
are very very important and I realized that I always did the same mistake I
that I always did the same mistake I
that I always did the same mistake I cannot say or convince anyone that photo
cannot say or convince anyone that photo
cannot say or convince anyone that photo entrepreneurs are very important if I
entrepreneurs are very important if I
entrepreneurs are very important if I don’t explain who they are so my first
don’t explain who they are so my first
don’t explain who they are so my first task today is to explain who social
task today is to explain who social
task today is to explain who social entrepreneurs are and second I will
entrepreneurs are and second I will
entrepreneurs are and second I will review which special challenges social
review which special challenges social
review which special challenges social entrepreneurs face in thirdly I will
entrepreneurs face in thirdly I will
entrepreneurs face in thirdly I will explain how we can unlock the potential
explain how we can unlock the potential
explain how we can unlock the potential of
of
of and why is all of this important because
and why is all of this important because
and why is all of this important because we need to change than our society and
we need to change than our society and
we need to change than our society and we need people to work for this so I
we need people to work for this so I
we need people to work for this so I brought two stories for you let me
brought two stories for you let me
brought two stories for you let me introduce to you Tim and Tom they’ve
introduce to you Tim and Tom they’ve
introduce to you Tim and Tom they’ve started a company that produces bikes
started a company that produces bikes
started a company that produces bikes and Tim is an entrepreneur and Tom is a
and Tim is an entrepreneur and Tom is a
and Tim is an entrepreneur and Tom is a social entrepreneur so let’s see what
social entrepreneur so let’s see what
social entrepreneur so let’s see what Tim is doing what Tim has always been
Tim is doing what Tim has always been
Tim is doing what Tim has always been very excited about cycling when he was
very excited about cycling when he was
very excited about cycling when he was three years old he learned to ride a
three years old he learned to ride a
three years old he learned to ride a bike and then he had many many bicycle
bike and then he had many many bicycle
bike and then he had many many bicycle races in his early childhood and he
races in his early childhood and he
races in his early childhood and he wanted to get better in cycling so he
wanted to get better in cycling so he
wanted to get better in cycling so he started to produce those bikes on his
started to produce those bikes on his
started to produce those bikes on his own and then he started his studies and
own and then he started his studies and
own and then he started his studies and electrical engineering and realized it
electrical engineering and realized it
electrical engineering and realized it would be very interesting to combine
would be very interesting to combine
would be very interesting to combine batteries and bicycles and he started to
batteries and bicycles and he started to
batteries and bicycles and he started to innovate those biometal batteries better
innovate those biometal batteries better
innovate those biometal batteries better for the use in bikes and then there were
for the use in bikes and then there were
for the use in bikes and then there were people saying oh yeah after let’s
people saying oh yeah after let’s
people saying oh yeah after let’s effortless bike riding that would be
effortless bike riding that would be
effortless bike riding that would be nice because I don’t like sweating so he
nice because I don’t like sweating so he
nice because I don’t like sweating so he said okay I’m gonna start a company and
said okay I’m gonna start a company and
said okay I’m gonna start a company and this is the model of this company he’s
this is the model of this company he’s
this is the model of this company he’s producing bikes and then give these to
producing bikes and then give these to
producing bikes and then give these to customers who pay him for those bikes
customers who pay him for those bikes
customers who pay him for those bikes and that’s the business and then he
and that’s the business and then he
and that’s the business and then he realized okay that’s working quite nice
realized okay that’s working quite nice
realized okay that’s working quite nice and he employed people with brave
and he employed people with brave
and he employed people with brave mechanical skills to meet his bikes
mechanical skills to meet his bikes
mechanical skills to meet his bikes better so that he could get more
better so that he could get more
better so that he could get more customers and today he is 40 employees
customers and today he is 40 employees
customers and today he is 40 employees and sells and six countries and Tim is
and sells and six countries and Tim is
and sells and six countries and Tim is very happy because he can earn money
very happy because he can earn money
very happy because he can earn money with the watch he always wanted to earn
with the watch he always wanted to earn
with the watch he always wanted to earn money with which is contracting bikes so
money with which is contracting bikes so
money with which is contracting bikes so let’s see what his colleague Thomas doin
let’s see what his colleague Thomas doin
let’s see what his colleague Thomas doin Tom grew up in an area where there were
Tom grew up in an area where there were
Tom grew up in an area where there were just few people who had a bike he
just few people who had a bike he
just few people who had a bike he instead plays soccer with his friends
instead plays soccer with his friends
instead plays soccer with his friends and the kids in this area they had to
and the kids in this area they had to
and the kids in this area they had to walk several kilometers to go to school
walk several kilometers to go to school
walk several kilometers to go to school and in school the teacher and the
and in school the teacher and the
and in school the teacher and the teachers only had a boss and Toph there
teachers only had a boss and Toph there
teachers only had a boss and Toph there were no
were no
were no books and tom is very interested in
books and tom is very interested in
books and tom is very interested in learning and he was lucky because he
learning and he was lucky because he
learning and he was lucky because he received a scholarship so he could go
received a scholarship so he could go
received a scholarship so he could go studying in a big city in his country
studying in a big city in his country
studying in a big city in his country and then he did his bachelor’s degree in
and then he did his bachelor’s degree in
and then he did his bachelor’s degree in psychology and his master’s degree in
psychology and his master’s degree in
psychology and his master’s degree in business administration and then he was
business administration and then he was
business administration and then he was ready to work and like his fellow
ready to work and like his fellow
ready to work and like his fellow students he had to consider to go abroad
students he had to consider to go abroad
students he had to consider to go abroad because there were no jobs in his
because there were no jobs in his
because there were no jobs in his country but he did not want to go about
country but he did not want to go about
country but he did not want to go about he wanted to contribute something in his
he wanted to contribute something in his
he wanted to contribute something in his hometown so he thought well I want to
hometown so he thought well I want to
hometown so he thought well I want to mainly use my abilities to change
mainly use my abilities to change
mainly use my abilities to change something in my community and he went
something in my community and he went
something in my community and he went back to his hometown although there were
back to his hometown although there were
back to his hometown although there were no jobs at all and then he started to
no jobs at all and then he started to
no jobs at all and then he started to transmit skills to young people in his
transmit skills to young people in his
transmit skills to young people in his area that graduated senior high school
area that graduated senior high school
area that graduated senior high school and that couldn’t find a job and then he
and that couldn’t find a job and then he
and that couldn’t find a job and then he thought well that can’t yet well there
thought well that can’t yet well there
thought well that can’t yet well there must be more and then he hits into the
must be more and then he hits into the
must be more and then he hits into the idea of producing bikes from bamboo and
idea of producing bikes from bamboo and
idea of producing bikes from bamboo and thought well that would be very
thought well that would be very
thought well that would be very interesting because there’s bamboos all
interesting because there’s bamboos all
interesting because there’s bamboos all around so we could use it and then they
around so we could use it and then they
around so we could use it and then they started to produce those pipes and then
started to produce those pipes and then
started to produce those pipes and then he realized these spikes burn much
he realized these spikes burn much
he realized these spikes burn much commercialise yet so we thought well
commercialise yet so we thought well
commercialise yet so we thought well let’s just sew these bikes to customers
let’s just sew these bikes to customers
let’s just sew these bikes to customers so we can earn money and then he
so we can earn money and then he
so we can earn money and then he employed these senior graduates and set
employed these senior graduates and set
employed these senior graduates and set up a company and in all this time his
up a company and in all this time his
up a company and in all this time his focus was on the community and he’s
focus was on the community and he’s
focus was on the community and he’s still focusing on employing those people
still focusing on employing those people
still focusing on employing those people and transmitting skills to those people
and transmitting skills to those people
and transmitting skills to those people in this area and he’s very happy he has
in this area and he’s very happy he has
in this area and he’s very happy he has now 40 employees and he sells his
now 40 employees and he sells his
now 40 employees and he sells his products and six countries Germany
products and six countries Germany
products and six countries Germany included and now he can work for he
included and now he can work for he
included and now he can work for he always wanted to work for the bettering
always wanted to work for the bettering
always wanted to work for the bettering of his community I met Tom almost two
of his community I met Tom almost two
of his community I met Tom almost two years ago and his real name is Kwabena
years ago and his real name is Kwabena
years ago and his real name is Kwabena Danzo and he’s the founder of women’s
Danzo and he’s the founder of women’s
Danzo and he’s the founder of women’s international I was in Ghana because I’m
international I was in Ghana because I’m
international I was in Ghana because I’m part of a project that’s supporting
part of a project that’s supporting
part of a project that’s supporting entrepreneurs in Ghana and we were very
entrepreneurs in Ghana and we were very
entrepreneurs in Ghana and we were very curious how cabina managed to set up a
curious how cabina managed to set up a
curious how cabina managed to set up a social business and such very unlikely
social business and such very unlikely
social business and such very unlikely circumstances so took us two hours to go
circumstances so took us two hours to go
circumstances so took us two hours to go to visit boomers International on
to visit boomers International on
to visit boomers International on sangeun bumpy roads from the next big
sangeun bumpy roads from the next big
sangeun bumpy roads from the next big city and that’s what we saw on the left
city and that’s what we saw on the left
city and that’s what we saw on the left she sees a storage of the raw material
she sees a storage of the raw material
she sees a storage of the raw material which is the BAM boom that the company
which is the BAM boom that the company
which is the BAM boom that the company buys from the farmers in the area and
buys from the farmers in the area and
buys from the farmers in the area and then you see the production where you
then you see the production where you
then you see the production where you see the young people working there
see the young people working there
see the young people working there producing those bike frames and then
producing those bike frames and then
producing those bike frames and then that’s me and quite amazed about the
that’s me and quite amazed about the
that’s me and quite amazed about the product because I like cycling and just
product because I like cycling and just
product because I like cycling and just next to it there’s the accountants
next to it there’s the accountants
next to it there’s the accountants office yeah we were quite amazed seeing
office yeah we were quite amazed seeing
office yeah we were quite amazed seeing all these things and then a year later
all these things and then a year later
all these things and then a year later we decided to go back again because we
we decided to go back again because we
we decided to go back again because we had new students on board we wanted to
had new students on board we wanted to
had new students on board we wanted to show them what we saw and then again we
show them what we saw and then again we
show them what we saw and then again we were very surprised because remember the
were very surprised because remember the
were very surprised because remember the accountants office before here you see
accountants office before here you see
accountants office before here you see the very same room in here later and it
the very same room in here later and it
the very same room in here later and it had to be used as a storage room because
had to be used as a storage room because
had to be used as a storage room because probably enemies used such a great
probably enemies used such a great
probably enemies used such a great amount of orders that she had to
amount of orders that she had to
amount of orders that she had to transfer them into this room and then it
transfer them into this room and then it
transfer them into this room and then it altered the production site had to be
altered the production site had to be
altered the production site had to be moved outside and expanded there because
moved outside and expanded there because
moved outside and expanded there because he had those great amount of orders and
he had those great amount of orders and
he had those great amount of orders and it was really amazing to see this
it was really amazing to see this
it was really amazing to see this progress because the more bikes were
progress because the more bikes were
progress because the more bikes were sold the more people forget unemployment
sold the more people forget unemployment
sold the more people forget unemployment and the more children could receive good
and the more children could receive good
and the more children could receive good education because Kwabena did not only
education because Kwabena did not only
education because Kwabena did not only support local people to employ them but
support local people to employ them but
support local people to employ them but he also had several projects for example
he also had several projects for example
he also had several projects for example project where he gave out those bikes to
project where he gave out those bikes to
project where he gave out those bikes to students so that they can rights to the
students so that they can rights to the
students so that they can rights to the bike to school and yeah now he explained
bike to school and yeah now he explained
bike to school and yeah now he explained us as well that he is producing bike
us as well that he is producing bike
us as well that he is producing bike frames for electric device which is
frames for electric device which is
frames for electric device which is quite interesting so he’s expanding also
quite interesting so he’s expanding also
quite interesting so he’s expanding also his product range these were two modern
his product range these were two modern
his product range these were two modern stories that illustrates what social
stories that illustrates what social
stories that illustrates what social entrepreneurs and what entrepreneurs
entrepreneurs and what entrepreneurs
entrepreneurs and what entrepreneurs and how they work and over the last
and how they work and over the last
and how they work and over the last three years I met many tips and tongues
three years I met many tips and tongues
three years I met many tips and tongues and I’m convinced that they both have a
and I’m convinced that they both have a
and I’m convinced that they both have a very very important job
very very important job
very very important job the Tim’s and our world are there to
the Tim’s and our world are there to
the Tim’s and our world are there to innovate technology and the tongs in our
innovate technology and the tongs in our
innovate technology and the tongs in our world are there to innovate society none
world are there to innovate society none
world are there to innovate society none is better than the other we really mean
is better than the other we really mean
is better than the other we really mean both for our lives and for our future
both for our lives and for our future
both for our lives and for our future however I made a very important
however I made a very important
however I made a very important observation our system is rather meant
observation our system is rather meant
observation our system is rather meant to reduce Tim’s than Tom’s to reduce
to reduce Tim’s than Tom’s to reduce
to reduce Tim’s than Tom’s to reduce entrepreneurs rather than social
entrepreneurs rather than social
entrepreneurs rather than social entrepreneurs my first job in university
entrepreneurs my first job in university
entrepreneurs my first job in university was to support causes that were there to
was to support causes that were there to
was to support causes that were there to explain who Tim’s are what teams do and
explain who Tim’s are what teams do and
explain who Tim’s are what teams do and how students could learn how to build up
how students could learn how to build up
how students could learn how to build up something like Tim and then I asked
something like Tim and then I asked
something like Tim and then I asked myself in a university of 20,000
myself in a university of 20,000
myself in a university of 20,000 students or we have great support for
students or we have great support for
students or we have great support for Tim’s for entrepreneurs to come to life
Tim’s for entrepreneurs to come to life
Tim’s for entrepreneurs to come to life but what about the Tom’s don’t we need
but what about the Tom’s don’t we need
but what about the Tom’s don’t we need to explain students who Tom’s are what
to explain students who Tom’s are what
to explain students who Tom’s are what they do and how they could build
they do and how they could build
they do and how they could build something like Tom so I’ve set out to
something like Tom so I’ve set out to
something like Tom so I’ve set out to develop a concept apply it money and
develop a concept apply it money and
develop a concept apply it money and important partners to offer the first
important partners to offer the first
important partners to offer the first program at our university to explain to
program at our university to explain to
program at our university to explain to all students from more disciplines what
all students from more disciplines what
all students from more disciplines what Tom’s do who they are and how they could
Tom’s do who they are and how they could
Tom’s do who they are and how they could become Tom but I think that’s not enough
become Tom but I think that’s not enough
become Tom but I think that’s not enough I can’t stop here and I think we can’t
I can’t stop here and I think we can’t
I can’t stop here and I think we can’t stop here because there the time that I
stop here because there the time that I
stop here because there the time that I worked with social entrepreneurs and
worked with social entrepreneurs and
worked with social entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs especially social
entrepreneurs especially social
entrepreneurs especially social entrepreneurs face three very important
entrepreneurs face three very important
entrepreneurs face three very important hurdles and the first one is that
hurdles and the first one is that
hurdles and the first one is that entrepreneurs struggle between two
entrepreneurs struggle between two
entrepreneurs struggle between two different groups with very different
different groups with very different
different groups with very different interests the one group is the community
interests the one group is the community
interests the one group is the community social entrepreneurs would like to solve
social entrepreneurs would like to solve
social entrepreneurs would like to solve a problem in the community and the other
a problem in the community and the other
a problem in the community and the other part is the customer then needs to solve
part is the customer then needs to solve
part is the customer then needs to solve a problem for us
a problem for us
a problem for us otherwise the customer will not pay so
otherwise the customer will not pay so
otherwise the customer will not pay so to make this connection and find a match
to make this connection and find a match
to make this connection and find a match it’s a very whore and very very
it’s a very whore and very very
it’s a very whore and very very challenging task of social entrepreneurs
challenging task of social entrepreneurs
challenging task of social entrepreneurs and the second is that social
and the second is that social
and the second is that social entrepreneurs focus in their business on
entrepreneurs focus in their business on
entrepreneurs focus in their business on bettering the community and that’s very
bettering the community and that’s very
bettering the community and that’s very unusual for banks and investors it’s a
unusual for banks and investors it’s a
unusual for banks and investors it’s a very unusual approach and their metrics
very unusual approach and their metrics
very unusual approach and their metrics are not meant to fit this approach
are not meant to fit this approach
are not meant to fit this approach because the profit that social
because the profit that social
because the profit that social entrepreneurs make is different from the
entrepreneurs make is different from the
entrepreneurs make is different from the entrepreneurs so it’s very very
entrepreneurs so it’s very very
entrepreneurs so it’s very very difficult for social entrepreneurs to
difficult for social entrepreneurs to
difficult for social entrepreneurs to get money to start their business and as
get money to start their business and as
get money to start their business and as well to grow in the business and the
well to grow in the business and the
well to grow in the business and the third one is that I realized that there
third one is that I realized that there
third one is that I realized that there are many people who do not consider to
are many people who do not consider to
are many people who do not consider to become a social entrepreneur because
become a social entrepreneur because
become a social entrepreneur because they do not know that Tom’s exist and
they do not know that Tom’s exist and
they do not know that Tom’s exist and also I discovered that there are people
also I discovered that there are people
also I discovered that there are people who have a ton in size so they have the
who have a ton in size so they have the
who have a ton in size so they have the potential to become social entrepreneurs
potential to become social entrepreneurs
potential to become social entrepreneurs but we do not educate them and that’s a
but we do not educate them and that’s a
but we do not educate them and that’s a mistake because if we do not educate
mistake because if we do not educate
mistake because if we do not educate those peoples people who are talents to
those peoples people who are talents to
those peoples people who are talents to change our society then we raise the
change our society then we raise the
change our society then we raise the potential to change our society for the
potential to change our society for the
potential to change our society for the better and how do we tackle those
better and how do we tackle those
better and how do we tackle those problems first we need to widen the
problems first we need to widen the
problems first we need to widen the spotlight of our support because we need
spotlight of our support because we need
spotlight of our support because we need to support those entrepreneurs and
to support those entrepreneurs and
to support those entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs and that means if
social entrepreneurs and that means if
social entrepreneurs and that means if you feel like Tom if you feel like
you feel like Tom if you feel like
you feel like Tom if you feel like having a Tom insight you need to learn
having a Tom insight you need to learn
having a Tom insight you need to learn how to be like Tom and how to create
how to be like Tom and how to create
how to be like Tom and how to create something right on how to become a
something right on how to become a
something right on how to become a social entrepreneur so promote Tom’s
social entrepreneur so promote Tom’s
social entrepreneur so promote Tom’s becoming Tom and in a society thank you
becoming Tom and in a society thank you
becoming Tom and in a society thank you [Applause]
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