What is a hybrid social venture and how is it different from a purely philanthropic one?

2.   Identify the differences between commercial and social entrepreneurship. Are these differences compelling enough to separate the two disciplines? Explain.

3.   Identify the similarities between commercial and social entrepreneurship. Do you think that these similarities should lead to considering the two disciplines as similar? Should social entrepreneurship be considered a subfield of entrepreneurship? Yes or No? Explain.

4.   Describe and discuss the factors that make a given venture social.

5.   Explain the concept of corporate social entrepreneurship.

6.   Describe the different types of social ventures.

7.   Comment on Pierre Omidyar's statement "I think of myself as an entrepreneur, and I have a social view, but I don't call myself a social entrepreneur..."

8.   Identify some of the reasons why social entrepreneurship is becoming a global phenomenon.

9.   Visit the website of OneWorld Health (http://oneworldhealth.com) an organization created by Victoria Hale. Would you describe this organization as a social venture? Explain.

10. Discuss the following statement. "To some extent, all ventures are social ventures because society tends to benefit from them. Even commercial ventures have a positive social impact."