The book was published on 2011. It was written by Eve Blossom, a designer who owns Lulan Artisans. It is a business that partners itself with cooperatives. Aside from Lulan Artisans, the book also mentions different entrepreneurs who may not be all managing social businesses, however, they operate with a clear social vision in mind.
Eve Blossom has a background in architecture, design, business development, and marketing. She is well versed in the field of design and it is her passion. In 1992, she went to a marketplace in Hanoi, North Vietnam. There was still a provision in the country called “Trading with the Enemy Act”, an act that limits the countries’ trading with the United States; this act was not lifted until 1994. Tourism was not as rich as it is now. During her visit there, she saw a section filled with fabrics, sarongs, and scarves of every color and texture. She saw traditional fabrics and it intrigued her. The market for antique textiles had just started to pick up among French, Japanese, and other Asian travelers, and she saw an opportunity while looking at these fabrics. In the marketplace, with the use of translations and hand signals, she communicated with the woman selling these fabrics, Anh. From Anh, Eve learned that there are entire villages in Southeast Asia organized around agriculture and weaving. She wanted to see these places and meet the artisans that made the fabrics she saw, fabrics she could only think of as masterpieces. Anh volunteered to take her to a village, and Eve claims that this trip
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Yes, it has a social problem that it wish to solve (give healthcare to underserved areas), and it is sustainable. However, they do not provide enough empowerment to their vision entrepreneurs. They give their vision entrepreneurs training in basic eye care and business management, and receive ongoing support but it was not stated whether they had much say in the running of the