Social Entrepreneurship

Catalog description

Engages students in the field of social entrepreneurship by encourages them to use entrepreneurial skills for the explicit pursuit of creating innovative solutions to social problems. In both non-profit and for-profit ventures, organizations engaged in social entrepreneurship act as agents of social change, creating large-scale social change in their communities or around the world with a heightened sense of accountability to the constituencies they serve, and the outcomes created by their efforts. Topics covered include assessment of opportunities, business models used in the social sector, acquiring resources required for a new social venture, and measuring social impact. This course is cross listed with MGMT 350 .