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August 25, 2020 11 mins

The business model canvas is a powerful tool to get a quick sense of how a business works. It can also be used to show how businesses can create social good. In this episode, we will be examining how different forms of resources can be used by businesses to create interesting models. Specifically, we will be looking at Toast Ale, and how they have been able to take a waste product from another industry and turn it into one of their key resources.

00:00 - Intro

00:15 – 4 Categories of Resources

03:53 – Case Study: Toast Ale

09:06 - Corrections

10:14 – Outro

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Resources:

Business Model Generation: https://www.strategyzer.com/books/business-model-generation

Toast Ale: https://www.toastale.com/

Toast Ale 2019 impact report: https://www.toastale.com/uploads/files/1585947098ToastAle2019ImpactReport.pdf

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Contact Matthew:

Twitter: @MatthewRempel

Email: matthew@strategymadesimple.ca

Scripted, recorded and edited by: Matthew Rempel

Music provided by: epidemicsound.com

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