Social Entrepreneurship in China – Canyou Group
Oct 17th, 2012 by Shawn Li
In the class on Tuesday, Instructors introduced us a whole concept called Social Entrepreneurship which is a kind of entrepreneurship that its goal is not maximizing profit but solving a social issue through an operation of an enterprise. Social Entrepreneurs run their businesses for the better being of society. Social Entrepreneurship has become increasingly popular across the globe. Particularly in China, Social Entrepreneurs are striving to gain recognitions from their local communities.
Here, I want to present a social enterprise in China called Canyou Group. Its founder and hemophiliac Zheng Weining established the business which is involved with software development, cartoons and animation, and e-commerce in providing job opportunities and living support for those with disabilities. It currently has 3,700 employees across the country and is looking forward to further growth in the future. In addition, Canyou is also a business incubator that helps the foundation of other social enterprises that enable the disabled to gain awareness and make full use of their potential. Just as what Zheng said “Because we are disabled, we need to be more beautiful,” if people with disabilities get chances, they can be surprisingly good with their jobs because it shows the value of themselves.
China Daily News:
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2012-09/06/content_15739342.htm