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The One World Convention on Social Business Presentation of the first day 19th of May 2011. Arrival of the participants Food and games in Café Duft. Opening Ceremony. Welcoming – Speech of Professor Dr. Hau Representative of University Passau. Welcome – Speech
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The One World Convention on Social BusinessPresentationofthefirstday19th of May 2011
OpeningCeremony Welcoming – Speech of Professor Dr. Hau Representativeof University Passau Welcome – Speech of Project Manager Friederike Korte
The participantsexpectationsforthe Conference Discussthem … …and find out theexpectationsofthewholegroup!
Expert Lecture: Rebecca SzramaWhatisSocial Business? • Muhmmad Yunus, thefatherofSocial Business • His sevenprincipalsofSocial Business • Business objective is to overcome poverty and social problems that threaten people and society • Financial and economically sustainable • Investment must be paid back, but no further dividends will be paid • Realized profit after payback of investment stays with the company and is used for further investments, expansions, improvements • Environmentally conscious • Workforce get market wage with better working conditions • Do it with joy.
ThreetypesofSocial Business • SB Type I: a productsolvessocialproblems • SB Type II: benefitsof a productareapplied • tosolvesocialproblems • SocialInvesting Business: investorsgain • upto 5 % interest on theirinvestment in • a SB Expert Lecture: Rebecca Szrama WhatisSocial Business?
SocialEntrepreneurship: solvingsocial • problemswith innovative andnew • concepts • Corporate SocialResponsibility: rather • voluntarydonatingfor a goodcause • thanfounding a sustainableSocial • Business • Base ofthePyramid: thepoor will be • theconsumersfromtomorrowifthey • getthepossibility
Expert Lecture: Patrick SapyA Brief IntroductionintoMicrofinance • Why? • forgivingpoorpeopleaccesstofinancialservices • financialexlusion = socialexclusion • Communication gapbetweenbanksandpoorpeople • Lack ofconfidence in thebanks • Tohavethepossibilitytoget out ofpoverty • Toachieveself-employmentandincomegeneratingactivities
How? • Bygivingmicroloanstopeoplewhodon´thaveanysecuritiestofoundtheirownbusiness • MicroStartgivesthem a microloanandfreebusinessadvice • Whyitworks? • Due to a colateralwhoissociallyclosetotheborrower • High socialpressuretopay back theloan • Higher repaymentratescomparedto normal banks