Social Enterprise Foundations: How to Launch a Successful Social Impact Business

(Formerly: How to Start a Successful Social Enterprise)

Social Enterprise Foundations: How to Launch a Successful Social Impact Business

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Do you want to make a real difference in your community and make money to sustain yourself and your impact? This course is the roadmap to creating initiatives that tackle complex problems and make a real impact.

We’ll show you how to start small, validate your ideas, and grow purposefully. With a blend of critical insights and practical steps, you’ll learn how to build thriving social enterprises that contribute to positive social and environmental change and bring you some income! Whether you’re a budding visionary or a seasoned entrepreneur, this course will give you the tools to build sustainable social impact enterprises from the ground up.

Note: This course was previously titled “How to Start a Successful Social Enterprise.”

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Duration

8 hours
Enrollment validity

Enrollment validity: 365 days
Certificate

Certificate of completion

Social entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial journey
Problem and solution analysis and validation
Developing a theory of change
Customer segmentation and competitive analysis
Designing business models and customer discovery
Creating minimal viable products
Finding product-market fit using the lean methodology
Navigating startup challenges and incorporating a social enterprise
How to align a social enterprise with the SDGs
Wise practices for incorporating an early stage social enterprise

Curriculum

Module 1: Introduction to social entrepreneurship
Here we will introduce you to the concept of social entrepreneurship

What is a social enterprise?

01:05
Why the social entrepreneurial mindset is important

02:15
Three characters of social entrepreneurs

01:42
The triple bottom line & the key goals of social entrepreneurship

02:45
Social enterprise examples from around the world

Module 2: Social entrepreneurship forms and models

Module 3: Starting with the problem

Module 4: Creating a social impact model

Module 5: Thinking Global: Aligning your social enterprise with the global goals

Module 6: Finding your competitive edge

Module 7: Analyzing customers and proposing value

Module 8: Developing the business model

Module 9: Developing a minimal viable product

Module 10: Customer development

Conclusion

Key contributors

Kelly D. King

Prof Jim Inc., USA

Erich Schlenker

Managing Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, Appalachian State University

Kyle Satinitigan

Wesolve, Makati, Philippines

Drew Edwards

Pangea Education Consult, Chicago

Owonikoko Olusola

Stanforte Edge, Nigeria

Kirsten Brosbøl

Founder of 2030Beyond and Former Minister for Environment and Danish Member of Parliament, Denmark

Dr. Segun Fatudimu

Founder and Executive Director at Impact Toolbox, Canada

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