Overview
This overview provides a synopsis of the current knowledge base. Having considered all the information, we make sense of it by taking a stab at the following: 1) What are the priority issues that deserve attention, 2) What are opportunity areas that community or voluntary organisations can already take action on, and 3) What knowledge gaps deserve further investigation?
Priority Issues
Actionable Opportunity Areas
Knowledge Gaps
- [to insert] Why driven by MSF, instead of MTI?
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Definitions
What counts as a Social Enterprise in Singapore?
- [Need to integrate: See ACSEP paper Landscape of Social Enterprises in Singapore and Finding a Common Language for Social Enterprises in Singapore for an academic definition]
- RaiSE does not have a formal definition? In their report, there is a broad definition: "Social enterprises are businesses that are set up with clear social goals. These goals include uplifting the lives of vulnerable people through training and employment, or tackling entrenched as well as emerging social problems through innovative solutions. While creating social impact, social enterprises seek to achieve financial sustainability through the trading of goods and services."[1]
- While RaiSE in their reports use a generic definition, funding spells out what counts as a Social Enterprise in the following ways[2]:
- 2 types of SEs: Beneficiary-focused (provides employment opportunities for selected marginalised groups, or goods and services with social) that and non beneficiary focused (such as providing capability building for SEs or SSAs)
- What they consider to be beneficiaries.
- Types of social enterprises [Are cooperatives counted as social enterprises in Singapore?]
Key Statistics & Figures
Map of Key Needs & Issues
[This table and arrows acts as a kind of visual map that allows a sense of sequencing; of the broad preconditions necessary for longer term outcomes to be achieved. Hyperlink the categories below to the specific page or sub-header in the page for easy navigation, so that you can click on 'Employment' below for example, and get straight to that page / segment]
Click the links below to go directly to specific areas of interest:
Sub-pages
- If there are population segments that have substantial enough information or interest, then create sub-pages for them. e.g. 'Autism' can be a stand alone pages linked to the Disability pages if the autism community is keen to populate more autism specific information. Or, artists with disability can populate a 'Arts & Disability' page.
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Cooperatives
Areas of Needs / Desired Outcomes
To start contributing to this section, consult this guiding Template.
Attract Potential Entrepreneurs
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Gaps & Their Causes
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| Outreach (?)
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Outreach
Hackathons
Expertise & Commitment
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| Training Programmes
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| Leadership Development
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Training Programmes (for Early Stage / Start-Ups)
Leadership Development (Mature Stage)
Guides & Toolkits
Development of Viable Business Solutions
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- Synopsis: [To insert] [Many incubators and accelerators in SG, how do the ones that target social enterprises stack up when compared with others? If SE administered under MTI instead of MSF will there be more resources availed? Same issue on co-ops under MCCY instead of MTI]
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| Incubators (Early Stage)
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Charities not good at incubating businesses, because of risk required. But they know clients well.
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Hackathons
Incubators (Early Stage)
Accelerators (Growth Stage)
Funding and Resourcing
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| Early Stage Funding
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[More meaningful to categorise by source of money or stage?]
Early Stage Funding
Growth Stage Funding
Understand Social Needs & Opportunities for Business Solution
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| Research & Reports
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Identifies problems and makes broad recommendations, but may have enough to be actionable solutions?
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Research & Reports
Social Needs Related Networks & Events
Peer Networks and Associations
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| SE Networks
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| Membership and Association
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SE Networks
Membership and Associations
- RaiSE (membership organisation)
Social Objectives Achieved
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| Impact Assessment
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Impact Assessment
Credible Social Enterprise Sector
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Public Awareness
Awards & Recognition
Governance & Standards
- [Does RaiSE develop standards and monitor?]
Resource Directory
Key Studies
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- 2016 Case Study on Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystem in Singapore by The Japan Research Institute. See here
- 2019 Building the Ecosystem for Social Entrepreneurship: University Social Enterprise Cases in Singapore.[1]
- ACSEP Studies on Social Enterprises
Social Enterprises in Singapore
Agencies & Organisations
Asian Center for Social Enterprise and Philanthropy (ACSEP)
Deal'n
- https://www.dealiin.com/
- Online platform has been set up to allow people to hawk their craft and skills, with an eye to helping vulnerable groups like single mothers, ex-offenders and low-income senior citizens gain regular work. Listings by vulnerable individuals will be prioritised whenever someone searches for a particular product or service (TODAY 3 Dec 2017)
Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise (raiSE)
- https://www.raise.sg/
- Mandated to develop social enterprise sector.
- Seed and nurture new enterprises by providing advisory, capacity building and financing.
- Membership organisation for 400 over SEs.
NUS Enterprise
Enactus
References