A recently shared scan has revealed the gaps and challenges facing social enterprises in Detroit.

But what does “social enterprise” mean? In a recent blog, Jennifer Ludwig, program partner for the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation, acknowledged that “it is difficult to pin down an evolving concept utilized across a broad range of contexts.” She refers readers to the working definition from Social Enterprise Alliance: “Organizations that address a basic unmet need or solve a social problem through a market-driven approach.”

The Fisher Foundation has worked with a number of Detroit