Social Enterprise Design

From blackboard to boardroom, from pre-launch to exit, whether a new venture or an existing one, Virtue Ventures helps its clients in all stages of social enterprise design, development, implementation and evaluation. Ours is a hand-on approach which includes training and technical assistance to help clients design, implement, operate and grow their social enterprises.

  • Organizational readiness for social enterprise -
    We assess organizations' culture, capacity and financial strength to engage in social enterprise, and then develop a pre-launch plan to close gaps.
  • Idea generation and selection -
    Virtue Ventures assists clients in selecting an enterprise that is aligned with their organization's mission, culture, capacity, strengths, and goals, as well as one that meets their revenue objectives.
  • Feasibility Studies -
    Once a few potential enterprise ideas have been selected, Virtue Ventures coaches its clients through a market analysis and selection process to determine which idea is the best-most feasible-to pursue.
  • Market research -
    Virtue Ventures helps clients analyze market forces that influence the industry and shape the strategic environment in which the enterprise operates. We teach clients to understand their customers' preferences, wants, purchasing decisions, as well as how to attract customers in the marketplace.
  • Social enterprise business planning -
    Virtue Ventures helps clients research and write business plans as both internal management guides and sales documents. We also provide how-to business-plan development training, coaching, and capacity building.
  • Operations and Implementation -
    Virtue Ventures helps clients adapt their social enterprise to market realities as well as navigate implementation hiccups. We also work with clients to develop detailed operations plans for running their business.
  • Expansion and Diversification -
    Virtue Ventures works with clients to achieve scale and manage social enterprise growth. In doing so, we address human resource, infrastructure, capital and systems needs. We help clients diversify their enterprises in new markets or with new products.
  • Evaluations and Audits -
    For the purposes of due diligence, performance analysis, capacity assessment and donor reporting, Virtue Ventures conducts social enterprise audits and evaluations.
  • Exit Planning and Process Management -
    Social enterprises must often exit from their funders. Virtue Ventures helps social enterprises plan their exit using a variety of strategies: merger, sale, transfer, franchise, close, spin off, etc.

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