Ten Tree Apparel is just one of a number of social enterprises in the world
(Source: http://johnfowlesthetree.com/?p=7) 

After reading Logan Parker‘s blog post about Ten Tree Apparel, it got me thinking about what the world would be like if more social enterprises like this existed. There seems to be a wide spectrum of entrepreneurs that exist in society, ranging from those who will do anything and everything possible to make and keep as much money as possible, and those who seek to achieve change with their wealth. What some people may not get is that it is possible to be a social entrepreneur and make a difference in society, while bringing in profit as well. The ideas of Ten Tree Apparel and Toms are brilliant. They both contribute to some of the world’s major problems, along with raising awareness to these problems.

Do entrepreneurs have the power to make a difference? Of course they do. A number of the world’s billionaires are philanthropists, using their wealth to make society better off. There’s power in numbers, and if more people were to use the power of business to contribute to fixing some of the problems in society, the world would be a much better place.