Dedicated, specialized social enterprise funders can prove to be an invaluable resource and can help your business grow through their understanding of market opportunities. 6. Ask for advice.

California Regional Initiative for Social Enterprise (CA RISE) Disburses Second Round of Funding to Advance Economic Inclusion. Sixty-one California employment social enterprises will expand job ...

Apply for all the social enterprise funding you can find, but be selective with what you accept. This is, really, a simple piece of advice – you never know which will be the successful application.

The ecosystem that social entrepreneurs encounter--everything from the availability of affordable housing to the prevalence of potential funders--can make or break an enterprise. With that in mind ...

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's recent $52 million equity stake in a private company highlights the advantages social enterprises have when seeking financing.

Funding for such an enterprise is more likely to come from philanthropists, government grants, or bootstrapping. Business investors are looking for a high financial return, not social capital. 5.

Social enterprises are not only creating solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change but are doing so in ways that directly support the people most impacted, such as smallholder farmers ...