Social Enterprise: Business That Helps

Life Skills · Entrepreneurship · ages 9-11

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A social enterprise tries to solve a problem while also earning money.
Circle one: True False
What is a social enterprise?
- A business that only cares about making the owner rich
- A business that makes money AND helps people or the planet
- A charity that never sells anything
Which of these is an example of a social enterprise?
- A toy store that only wants to earn profit for its owner
- A charity shop that sells donated clothes to fund community programs
- A bank that charges high fees
Which idea could help Priya's school as a social enterprise?
- Selling old textbooks and using the money to buy library books for a shelter
- Charging students extra to use the playground
- Selling snacks and keeping all the profit for one student
Maya's shop sells handmade bracelets and uses half the money to plant trees. What kind of business is this?
- A regular business
- A social enterprise
- A bank
Which of these is the best example of a real social enterprise?
- A store that donates part of its profits to clean up rivers
- A store with a big sale once a year
- A store that only sells to grown-ups
A group of students wants to start a social enterprise for their school. Which plan fits best?
- Sell candy and keep all the money to buy video games
- Ask the school for free snacks to sell for personal profit
- Sell reusable water bottles and give some profit to reduce plastic waste at school
Ben says: 'A social enterprise is just a charity, it never sells anything.' What is wrong with what Ben said?
- Nothing, Ben is right
- A social enterprise does sell things and earns money, then uses it to help
- Social enterprises never help anyone

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True · That is what makes a social enterprise different from a regular business: it aims to earn money and to help at the same time.
A business that makes money AND helps people or the planet · A social enterprise is a business that earns money and also works to help people or the planet, not just its owner.
A charity shop that sells donated clothes to fund community programs · A charity shop sells donated goods and puts the money toward helping the community, so it counts as a social enterprise.
Selling old textbooks and using the money to buy library books for a shelter · Selling used textbooks and giving the money to a shelter helps the community while still raising money, which is the idea behind a social enterprise.
A social enterprise · Maya's shop earns money like any business, but she also uses part of it to help the environment, so it is a social enterprise.
A store that donates part of its profits to clean up rivers · Donating part of its profits to clean up rivers means the store is combining making money with helping the planet.
Sell reusable water bottles and give some profit to reduce plastic waste at school · Selling water bottles and giving part of the profit to reduce plastic waste both earns money and helps the environment, which fits a social enterprise plan.
A social enterprise does sell things and earns money, then uses it to help · A social enterprise does sell things and earn money, just like other businesses. The difference is it also uses that money to help solve a problem.