Enablers for Change – A Market Landscape of the Indian Social Enterprise Ecosystem
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Summary

“Social enterprises that not only deliver financial but also social and environmental returns for those at the ‘bottom of the pyramid’ (BOP) and society as a whole are being promoted as an integral solution towards sustainable development and inclusive growth. This study sets out a market assessment on the incubators and impact investors that act as enablers of the social enterprise ecosystem in the India. It doing so it clarifies the services these different organizations provide, their business models and sector wise, geographic and service related gaps, as well as the challenges they face from the individual perspectives of system enablers. It draws on a series of stakeholder consultations including an online survey, and desk research of a sample of 16 social enterprise incubators and 33 impact investors active in the country.”