Social Entrepreneurship Writings

  Manitoba hydro SWOT analysis  Strengths: Clean energy source Renewable energy  Can store energy in system low energy lost in process minimal pollution added to earth Weakness working on indigenous land Impact fish species and change water levels  Expensive to construct damns Negotiating with government on cost and where to build future damns Opportunities Export energy to the United states and beyond Help shift toward an electric car world Solar and wind (other renewable energy sources) development  Threats  Drought/ water becoming more sparse Province increasing price of hydro bills, customs become dissatisfied look for cheaper energy sources regardless on environmental impact

 A progressive business is a good thing but the changes they can make compare little to progressive policies and control the government has. Business has changed from profit maximization for shareholders to being more responsible and having purposes greater than simply profit. As the business landscape continues to change we will likely see more changes towards wealth redistribution and more social enterprises. With out polices put in place by government to regulate pollution and taxes on the wealthy it is unlikely we will see meaningful change. That is why we must support social enterprises but remain skeptical of their actual impact. Why does someone deserve to be a billionaire when there and always hundreds of people involved in process who are not rewarded fairly.

 Beginning:  Reading articles to discover how to write and detect genre in pieces Learning the base roots of FBL, TBL and SET   Middle Researching and choosing a business to conduct a case study on   Complete a business canvas on the company of our choice (What do they do that makes them a SET company) Ending  Presenting case study  Understanding what defines a SET company  Being able to write with a specific genre and the affect it can have

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 Social Business case study  Aki energy  Aki energy is helping power First Nations communities by providing the latest technologies and training. By utilizing techniques such as geothermal heating and providing electricity and water to homes Aki energy is a company of the future. They directly teach people in the community the trades needed to install these devices so they can retain the information and use when necessary. They are helping lower energy costs and consumption by over $100,000 every year.

 The frigid air lays over the earth as a blanket covering everything beneath it. The wind gently blows the bulrushes back and forth, its as if thousands of eyes are watching reacting to your every action. The ice on the lake is firm like a cement floor preventing anything from penetrating beneath it. The wind has blown the ice smooth as if it were a hand blown glass vase. Your skates cut into the ice creating a sound ones ears dance to. The puck glides as if it were floating. As you turn snow flies from your skates. A frozen pond, sensation paradise.