Alex Osterwalder is one smart cookie and co-author of a collaborative book I pre-ordered called Business Model Generation. In this slideshow presentation below, he gives a few examples of business models based on social/environmental welfare. The process of mapping a potential business model and the various interrelationships therein is quite valuable.
The new challenge that ambitious entrepreneurs are facing appears to involve a variety of factors including creative sourcing, service partnering, financing, franchising, and value innovation. Here’s the show: