Social Enterprise Annual Conference

Organizations in the social enterprise space have become common in recent years. However, how much is too much? While drawing attention to social problems, are these organizations cannibalizing each other’s effectiveness? Is consolidation through M&A activity likely to occur? This panel will explore how social investors sort through this clutter to determine which social entrepreneurs are worth investing in, how they measure an organization’s effectiveness and trends they see in industry consolidation.  

What are social enterprises’ key challenges in scaling up and developing a mature business model?

Is there a fundamental trade-off between good unit economics and serving the BoP?

What is the future of social enterprises in developing countries (being acquired/going public)?