Scaling sustainability-oriented ventures: Using the Six-S-Framework in entrepreneurship education

Friedrich Tacke () and Anne Tryba
Additional contact information
Friedrich Tacke: TUM - Technische Universität Munchen = Technical University Munich = Université Technique de Munich
Anne Tryba: TUM - Technische Universität Munchen = Technical University Munich = Université Technique de Munich

Working Papers from HAL

Abstract: Entrepreneurship education has long neglected the critical scaling phase, despite its central role in enabling ventures to transition from promising ideas to impactful, sustainable solutions. This workshop addresses the challenge by focusing on sustainability-oriented ventures confronting global issues such as climate change, resource depletion, and social inequality. These ventures often face additional scaling challenges compared to non-sustainability-oriented ventures. By introducing Tom Eisenmann's Six-S Framework— encompassing Scope, Speed, Series X, Structure, Shared Values, and Staff—participants are provided with a structured yet adaptable tool to demystify the complexities of scaling. The session opens with a concise definition of scaling and an overview of the framework, followed by the presentation of a real-life sustainability-oriented venture. Through collaborative group tasks, educators will apply the framework to concrete scaling challenges, co-creating ideas, identifying obstacles, and building a support network. A collective discussion and reflective session further explore the pedagogical benefits and practical hurdles of incorporating scaling, real-world cases, and the Six-S Framework into entrepreneurship curricula.

Date: 2026-10-25
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:hal:wpaper:hal-05838563

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in Working Papers from HAL
Bibliographic data for series maintained by CCSD ().