Social Entrepreneurs

Who Wants to be a Social Entrepreneur?

One way to find out whether you are a social entrepreneur or think you might become one is to assess yourself by responding to the indicator questions below. Try them out!

Are you:

1.	A good networker, coalition builder and negotiator?	YES / NO
2.	Passionate about and committed to social change?	YES / NO
3.	A person with some skills in business and finance?	YES / NO
4.	Relentless in the pursuit of your vision?	YES / NO
5.	Self-reliant, resilient, and a risk-taker?	YES / NO

And do you possess some of the following?

6.	The vision to see social change as an opportunity to transform society?	YES / NO
7.	The impulse to invent new approaches and identify practical solutions?	YES / NO
8.	Strong convictions about your social role in your community or society?	YES / NO
9.	Continual adaptability to explore different business approaches, and to see patterns and connections?	YES / NO
10.	A reasonable level of knowledge and experience to work with systems including business and governments?	YES / NO

If you scored on 7 or more out of 10 on these indicators questions you are well on the way to becoming a social entrepreneur .

The descriptors of social entrepreneurs look demanding, don’t they? And the above list is not exhaustive! However, get relieved. No social entrepreneur can claim to possess all qualities. And there is no one single combination of descriptors that makes a social entrepreneur. It is also very helpful to remember that some social entrepreneurs are born, others are taught!

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