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                    3  a)  People,  Profit,  Planet   We  want  to  inspire  a  generation  of  young  people  to  become  socially  and   environmentally  responsible  entrepreneurs  –  to  think  about  the  problems  that   people  in  their  local  community  face,  and  how  they  can  help  to  solve  these   problems  through  business!     People   –   Making  your  business  a  ‘social’  enterprise.   A  social  enterprise  is  a  business  that  has  a  positive  impact  on  its  local  community.  You  can  create  a   social  enterprise  in  three  ways:     1. Solve  a  problem   –  find  a  problem  that  exists  in  your  local  community  and  create  a  business  that  helps  to   solve  it.   2. Have  a  positive  impact  on  the  local  community   –  There  are  lots  of  ways  that  your  business  might  have  a   positive  impact  in  your  local  community.  You  might  employ  local  people,  purchase  the  things  to  need  to   run  your  business  from  other  local  traders,  or  even  provide  training  courses  for  community  members.   3. Use  your  profits  to  help  your  community   –  You  might  wish  to  donate  some  of  your  profits  to  a  local  cause.     Community  impact  example:  Indeco  Community  School,  Zambia   School  Business:  Uniform  &  Bag  Making.   Students  at  Indeco  Community  School  in  Zambia  set  up  a  business  making  bags   and  school  uniforms  to  be  sold  to  local  schools.  By  keeping  their  production   costs  low,  they  are  able  to  sell  the  uniforms  at  a  much  cheaper  price  than  any  of   their  competitors.  This  is  a  huge  benefit  to  local  parents  as  the  cost  of  uniforms   was  a  real  problem  for  them.  Their  business  has  also  employed  four  local  people   which  is  a  very  positive  thing  for  the  community.     Profit   –   Making  a  profitable  enterprise   The  main  aim  of  any  business  is  to  make  a  profit.  Profit  is  defined  as  your  total  sales  income   (money  made  from  selling  your  product)  minus  your  costs  of  producing  the  goods  sold.  At  Bronze   level,  you  will  set  up  your  business,  sell  your  product/service  and   aim   to  make  a  profit  through   your  sales.  The  bigger  the  profit,  the  better!  However,  we  all  know  entrepreneurs  make  mistakes  sometimes.  If   you  don’t  make  much  profit  with  this  first  business,  the  important  thing  is  that  you  will  know  how  to   learn   from   your  mistakes   next  time.     In  general,  there  are  some  types  of  businesses  that  tend  to  be  more  profitable  than  others.  Our  experience   shows   that   value   added   products   (where   you   take   a   basic   item   and   add   something   to   it);   niche   market   products   (a  very  specific  product  for  a  very  specific  market)  and   service   businesses   are  usually  more  profitable   than  other  types  of  businesses  like  primary  production.     Profitability  example:  Gymnasium  N4  School,  Belarus   School  Business:  Furniture  Repair   The  students  at  Gymnasium  N4  in  Belarus  set  up  a  business  repainting  and  repairing  school  furniture,   including  tables  and  chairs.  They  offered  their  services  to  37  secondary  schools  with  over  10,000  students  in  total.   By  working  together  with  the  Education  Department  and  local  Job  Centre  they  have  been  able  to  create  a  very   successful  business,  generating  over  USD  $3,000  in  their  first  three  months  of  operation.