Be a Change 2008 - Innovation for sustainability Be a Change is a camp where 140 diverse people develop business plans for social enterprises. Among these people, there are teams competing for being among the 3 winners who start their businesses after the camp. ______________________________________ Social enterprise is an enterprise, which both makes profit and answers a societal need. For example... ...staffing service helping homeless people become more employable through a training program ...travel agency organizing ecological travels, during which travelers do volunteer work for a local NGO ...a department store where all the products are rented instead of bought ______________________________________ Objectives
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Producing at least 100 socially relevant business ideas • Making at least 6 excellent business plans • Starting at least 3 social enterprises and helping them succeed • Connecting people, companies and organizations behind societal impact • Introducing new methods for producing innovations • Opening eyes for how it is possible to make profit by addressing societal issues • Advancing social entrepreneurship in Finland ______________________________________ Contact information Meri Lähteenmäki Organizing Committee President +358 40 526 0787 meri.lahteenmaki@gmail.com www.aiesec.fi/60 ______________________________________ Be a Change is part of AIESEC in Finland 60th anniversary and organized in collaboration with Feelovation. AIESEC in Finland 60 Years of Glory