Pomeranz, Sarah: Skip “Failing Fast”- Learning to Last: A Study of the Success, Scale, and Lasting Impact of American Social Enterprises That Have Operated for Over a Decade

Title: Skip “Failing Fast”- Learning to Last:
A Study of the Success, Scale, and Lasting Impact of American Social Enterprises That Have Operated for Over a Decade

Name: Sarah Pomeranz

Major: Leadership and Management

School affiliation: Douglass Residential College, Honors College, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers Business School

Programs: Honors College Capstone

Other contributors: Jeffrey Robinson

Abstract: This thesis seeks to identify and examine the long-term success indicators of social entrepreneurial ventures who have operated for over ten years. Through bringing to light patterns and trends of how these ventures have overcome their obstacles, our hope is to be able to provide younger social ventures with strategies for tackling early-stage challenges and give impact investors more insights as to which start-ups are likely to succeed in the long-term.