Ben & Jerry's. Stonyfield Farm. The Body Shop. Tom's of Maine. All leaders in the socially responsible business movement--and all eventually sold to mega-corporations. Do values-driven businesses have to choose between staying small, selling off, or selling out? Jill Bamburg says no. Based on intensive interviews with more than thirty growth-oriented, mission-driven entrepreneurs--including American Apparel, Give Something Back, Wild Planet Toys, Organic Valley Family of Farms, and Village Real Estate--her book explodes the myths of scale from both ends of the spectrum. She debunks both the limiting "small is beautiful" approach as well as the "you have to sell out to grow" mandate.
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A must-read for any socially and environmentally responsible business or eco-preneur, giving us all hope that we can indeed conduct business that serves people and the planet without selling out, but rather while growing stronger. I am recommending it to all our member businesses.
Denise Hamler, Director of Co-op America Business Network
Accessible and clear-eyed, Getting to Scale offers a wealth of practical experience about the challenges, pitfalls, and opportunities for anyone seeking to build a thriving socially-responsible business.
David Bornstein, author of How to Change the World
"Getting to Scale manages to provoke and inspire by demonstrating that we truly can change the world by changing the way we do business.
Kirsten L. Gagnaire, Principal, Social Enterprise Group, LLC
"Inspiring. Practical. It is a welcome addition as a data-based, hands-on manual for those interested in re-imagining the corporation and growing it beyondstart-up.
Adrea Larson, Associate Professor, Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia
Denise Hamler, Director of Co-op America Business Network
Accessible and clear-eyed, Getting to Scale offers a wealth of practical experience about the challenges, pitfalls, and opportunities for anyone seeking to build a thriving socially-responsible business.
David Bornstein, author of How to Change the World
"Getting to Scale manages to provoke and inspire by demonstrating that we truly can change the world by changing the way we do business.
Kirsten L. Gagnaire, Principal, Social Enterprise Group, LLC
"Inspiring. Practical. It is a welcome addition as a data-based, hands-on manual for those interested in re-imagining the corporation and growing it beyondstart-up.
Adrea Larson, Associate Professor, Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia