Teaching Case: Social Entrepreneurs and Impact Investors: A Match Made in Heaven?—Case Study of Le Champignon de Bruxelles
| Autor: | Johanna Vanderstraeten, Luc Van Liedekerke, Ine Paeleman, Freek Van Doninck |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Economics
media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development impact measurement TJ807-830 Social entrepreneurship Face (sociological concept) Mindset Management Monitoring Policy and Law Business model TD194-195 Renewable energy sources Political science Heaven GE1-350 Turning point Marketing media_common Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Environmental sciences Entrepreneurial finance Capital (economics) entrepreneurial finance social entrepreneurship strategic positioning |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 11467, p 11467 (2021) Sustainability |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Popis: | This teaching case addresses the strategic choices of social entrepreneurs and the issues they face in search of funding. In the heart of Europe’s capital, Brussels, two aspiring entrepreneurs founded Le Champignon de Bruxelles to produce exotic mushrooms. Being true social entrepreneurs, they use a recycled substrate—brewery dredge—to do so, as such, minimizing the distance the mushrooms travel from farm to plate. After the typical “entrepreneur-in-the-basement” start, they are now at a turning point. They established themselves as a serious player in the market, producing over 6000 kg of mushrooms every month. This journey, however, did not come without its challenges. Along the way, they struggled to reconcile their idealistic mindset with the realities of the economic system and adopted a more pragmatic approach in response. At the moment, they are at a decisive moment in the company’s development and are contemplating whether their current business model should be diversified and internationalized. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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