Social Entrepreneurship

Catalog description

The Social Entrepreneur desires positive impact on the community, looks to outcomes that promote social justice, seeks effective leadership and management of the social enterprise, and looks to develop and implement strategies for scaling the enterprise for impact. This course will focus on understanding exactly what constitutes a social enterprise as well as what are the various business models being used to drive organizations that are transforming their community and the world. We will discuss, at length, the best practices involved with launching, scaling and managing a mission-driven organization as well as how it is sustainably funded.