The day after I joined BZSE, I told myself.
"SOCIAL ENTERPRISE!!! I AM A SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR FOR SURE!"
Right now, I tell myself.
"Social Enterprise. It is something I want to work TOWARDS!"
What is the difference?
On the day after I am included in the BZSE family, I was brimming with hope. Brimming with passion, with drive, with motivation that I am a born social entrepreneur, and if I want to, I can even set something up right now.
However, after nearly 3 years in this course, I realized that there is so much more to being a social entrepreneur then just passion itself. Of course, passion is the most important part of being an SE. Without passion, you will gradually lose track of what you are fighting for, of what you are striving for, and soon, it will all be for naught. But is pure passion enough? What really makes a social entrepreneur?
I'm very sure the the concept of being a SE is strong in many people around the world, but if so, why is it that there aren't THAT many SEs springing up everywhere? I believe that many people have the passion, have the drive, and have the motivation, but most of them lack the necessary SKILLS.
However, after nearly 3 years in this course, I realized that there is so much more to being a social entrepreneur then just passion itself. Of course, passion is the most important part of being an SE. Without passion, you will gradually lose track of what you are fighting for, of what you are striving for, and soon, it will all be for naught. But is pure passion enough? What really makes a social entrepreneur?
I'm very sure the the concept of being a SE is strong in many people around the world, but if so, why is it that there aren't THAT many SEs springing up everywhere? I believe that many people have the passion, have the drive, and have the motivation, but most of them lack the necessary SKILLS.
I'm pretty sure that every lecturer in BZSE knows that as well, because the job of imparting all these skills belongs to them. Skills are so important, even though many of us don't take it seriously. Sure you may say, if I have the passion, I will definitely be innovative enough to come up with this amazing amazing business idea that will change the world. If I have the passion, I will be resourceful enough to come up with the funding that the SE needs to start up. But after all that is said and done, now what? Do YOU know how to RUN the SE? Do you have the ability to manage your HR, your PR, your FINANCES, your employees?
Skills. Skills are definitely a much neglected part of what makes a social entrepreneur that people forget about. If WE want to be a social entrepreneur, we better equip ourselves with the knowledge of how to go about doing it. Not just doing it, of course, but how to do it EFFICIENTLY.
To end it all off, I would say that passion and the ability to run a SE is what makes a social entrepreneur.
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