Have you heard of the valley of death for a startup? 90% of startups fail and only 30% survive after five years. Running a profitable business is tough enough, but Social Enterprises take it one step further by incorporating social impact into their business and committing to creating value for all stakeholders, not just shareholders.

In this episode, our speakers share some of the mistakes and failures that they’ve faced along their journey and highlight the possible pitfalls social entrepreneurs face when operating their businesses for good.

Speakers:

• Bryan Long, CEO of Testing Ground and raiSE Fellow
• Melwani Ashok, Managing Director at AB Melwani and raiSE Fellow
• Alfie Othman, CEO of the Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise, raiSE

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As a business, you can no longer just market your product. Consumers are now also making decisions based on your brand values and your initiatives toward social and environmental impact creation. Are you communicating well enough?

Our guests for this session will discuss challenges, best practices, and share their experiences from different perspectives of an investor, social entrepreneur, and ecosystem developer.

Speakers: 

• Elise Tan, Director of Communications and Community at Vertex Ventures SEA & India, and raiSE Mentor
• Jonathan Chua from Social Enterprise, Beam&Go
• Subashini Balakrishnan, Head of Ecosystem Development at the Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise, raiSE

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Are you leading with the right mindset and creating the right culture for innovation? Learn how to identify the right social and business gaps in the community so that you can design financially viable solutions to social issues.  

In this episode, our speakers will be discussing the various stages in the innovation process, especially in the context of social innovation. From ideation to prototyping, make sure you catch their tips on how to fail fast and learn iteratively.  

Speakers: 

• Lim Song Joo, Director at BWG Consulting, and raiSE Fellow 
• Brian Ling, Design Director of Design Sojourn, and raiSE Mentor 
• Erwin Chan, Lead, Knowledge Management at the Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise, raiSE 

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