Social Enterprise Strategies

This course prepares students for social enterprise global leadership by guiding them through the process of designing, launching, or scaling a social enterprise adapted to region-specific global conditions. Students apply specific strategies and tools to select a social impact goal and design a viable business model that creates and delivers value for targeted beneficiaries and customers. The business model assignment can be for a new social enterprise or a growth strategy for an existing one. In either case, the model is designed to achieve measurable social impact with financial stability provided by sustainable sources of earned income. Students will also learn how to select and apply organizational strategies best aligned with relevant global conditions, ESG goals (environmental, social, and governance), and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).