📊 Part 1: Understanding Social Enterprise Business Models

1. What is a social enterprise? Write your definition below:

2. Match each business model with its correct description:

1. Trading Model

2. Employment/Service Model

3. Cooperative Model

4. Hybrid Model

A. Owned and run by members for mutual benefit

B. Selling goods/services for profit to support social goals

C. Combines elements of multiple models

D. Providing jobs or services directly addressing social needs

🔍 Part 2: Analysing Business Models

3. Which business model do you think would be most effective for addressing homelessness in Australia? Circle your choice:

Trading Model

Employment/Service Model

Cooperative Model

Hybrid Model

4. Explain your choice from question 3:

5. List three strengths of the Trading Model:

a) _________________________________________________

b) _________________________________________________

c) _________________________________________________

6. List three potential weaknesses of the Employment/Service Model:

a) _________________________________________________

b) _________________________________________________

c) _________________________________________________

💡 Part 3: Real-World Applications

7. Think of a social issue you care about. Which business model(s) would you choose to address this issue? Check all that apply:

Trading Model

Employment/Service Model

Cooperative Model

Hybrid Model

8. Describe your social issue and explain how your chosen model(s) would help:

9. How do social enterprises balance making profit with achieving social goals? Fill in the blanks:

Social enterprises must generate _____________ to remain sustainable, but their primary purpose is to create _____________ impact. This balance is achieved by ensuring that profits are _____________ back into the organisation's social mission rather than being distributed to _____________ like in traditional businesses.

📈 Part 4: Critical Thinking and Evaluation

10. Which business model do you think creates the most sustainable social impact? Circle your choice:

Trading Model

Employment/Service Model

Cooperative Model

Hybrid Model

11. Justify your answer to question 10 using economic and business terminology:

12. Design a simple social enterprise. Draw your business model diagram below and label the key components:

13. What challenges might your social enterprise face in the Australian market?

14. How would you measure the success of your social enterprise? List three key performance indicators:

1. _________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________

🎯 Part 5: Reflection and Extension

15. Complete this reflection: "The most important thing I learned about social enterprise business models today was..."

16. Research Extension: Name one real Australian social enterprise and identify which business model it uses:

Organisation: _______________________________________

Business Model: ____________________________________

Social Impact: ______________________________________

Social Enterprise Business Models

Social Enterprise Business Models

📊 Part 1: Understanding Social Enterprise Business Models

🔍 Part 2: Analysing Business Models

💡 Part 3: Real-World Applications

📈 Part 4: Critical Thinking and Evaluation

🎯 Part 5: Reflection and Extension

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