Social Enterprise

    By SCOTT AUSTIN, Wall Street Journal When first-time entrepreneur Philip Vaughn recently began searching for start-up capital, he traveled down two conventional paths. Mr. Vaughn, co-founder of travel-review aggregator Raveable.com in Kirkland, Wash., says he wasn't interested in forking over a large chunk of equity to venture capitalists or…

Social entrepreneurship has momentum. The social mindset is transforming a few small companies into forming collaborative and inclusive real communities, not just virtual communities. How? The activity of neighborly sharing of tools or kitchen utensils is as old as the cave dwellers. Now, think of apartment and condominium buildings where…