{"product_id":"the-impact-entrepreneur-breakthrough-isbn-9798890572318","title":"The Impact Entrepreneur Breakthrough","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe extractive economy is failing. The regenerative economy is being built. This is the definitive field manual for entrepreneurs, investors, and changemakers ready to stop tinkering with a broken system—and start building what replaces it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Laurie Lane-Zucker coined the term \u003ci\u003eimpact entrepreneur\u003c\/i\u003e in 2011, he named an emerging movement. Fifteen years later, that movement has reached a breakthrough. \u003ci\u003eThe Impact Entrepreneur Breakthrough\u003c\/i\u003e maps how to join it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart manifesto and part operating manual, this book shows how enterprises, ownership, capital, markets, security, and culture must transform together—and provides practical tools to begin immediately. Drawing on three decades at the forefront of impact investing and regenerative economics, Lane-Zucker introduces powerful new frameworks, including the Five Pillars of Real Security, the Prevention Dividend, and Defense as a Service—reimagining protection as shared resilience rather than fortified isolation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou’ll learn to\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edesign enterprises that heal communities and ecosystems; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003estructure ownership so mission survives growth and succession; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edeploy capital for long-term resilience; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erethink risk through prevention and collaboration; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etranslate regenerative values into concrete strategies and decisions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach chapter moves from analysis to action, with real-world applications from practitioners already building the Impact Economy. The breakthrough is happening now. The question is whether you’ll participate.“The most comprehensive and compelling vision I've ever seen for how business can regenerate—not just repair. I thought I understood the landscape, but Lane-Zucker reveals possibilities I hadn't even imagined.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jeffrey Hollender, cofounder of Seventh Generation; Adjunct Professor, Stern School of Business, New York University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A groundbreaking and motivational manual—it opens new horizons for the vision of the entrepreneur. A brave vision for creating value and justice for all relations: the co-owners, the community, the customer, the environment, society, and the generations to follow.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Tom Chappell, cofounder of Tom's of Maine and Rambler's Way\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This dire moment calls for deep commitment, and this book illuminates not just the best practices of impact entrepreneurship but a wider notion of how we can rebuild culture, markets, and ourselves to enable the future we want.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jason Jay, Senior Lecturer and Director, MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The problem isn't a lack of good intentions—it's the systems themselves. This book names what I've seen after decades in the field: We've been trying to solve systemic problems one venture at a time. A field manual for building movements, not exceptions.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e— Sarah Holloway, five-time impact entrepreneur; faculty and Director, MPA, School of International \u0026amp; Public Affairs, Columbia University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lane-Zucker’s book makes a compelling case that our current economic system is driving both social and ecological collapse—and offers a clear path forward. A vital guide to moving from extraction to regeneration and finding your role in building an Impact Economy before it’s too late.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e— Judy Wicks, local economy pioneer and author of \u003ci\u003eGood Morning, Beautiful Business\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This important work cuts through the rhetoric of ‘doing good’ to show where justice in entrepreneurship actually lives: in ownership, governance, and capital. A clear, rigorous field manual for building enterprises designed for equity and regeneration.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e— Latha Poonamallee, Professor of Management and Innovation, Parsons School of Design, The New School\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurie Lane-Zucker\u003c\/b\u003e is founder and CEO of Impact Entrepreneur, an impact economy business that hosts the Impact Entrepreneur Network—a large, global network of systems-minded entrepreneurs, investors, consultants, and scholars of social and environmental innovation. He is also editor and publisher of the digital magazine \u003ci\u003eImpact Entrepreneur\u003c\/i\u003e and host of the \u003ci\u003eBuilding an Impact Economy\u003c\/i\u003e webinar series. He has been a pioneer in sustainability, social enterprise, and impact investing for 35 years. He was the founding executive director of the international environmental organization Orion Society, founder of the global sustainability think tank Triad Institute, and founder of Hotfrog (a founding B Corporation).Founder and CEO of Impact Entrepreneur, PBC","brand":"Berrett-Koehler Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233686827237,"sku":"NP9798890572318","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-impact-entrepreneur-breakthrough-isbn-9798890572318","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}