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University of Pennsylvania

Social Entrepreneurship

How do we create innovative and effective solutions to social problems around the world ? This course was designed for individuals and organizations who want to identify and bring about transformative societal change. Professors Jim Thompson and Ian “Mac” MacMillan help you develop both a strategy and a framework for your social enterprise based on their years of experience and expertise teaching social entrepreneurship and advising entrepreneurs. You’ll learn how to define a social problem, understand contextual realities, develop a solution, and plan for effective deployment. By the end of this course, you’ll have a deep understanding of the realities of launching an enterprise, be prepared for every step of the process, and put your social entrepreneurial venture on the path to success.

Status: Social Impact
Status: Entrepreneurship
Course8 hours

Featured reviews

KS

5.0Reviewed Nov 30, 2021

The concepts and steps required to give a shape to your ideas is well explained.

DD

5.0Reviewed Dec 16, 2018

A class that introduces solid theoretical and practical tools to prepare for a social venture. Would recommend without a doubt.

SR

5.0Reviewed Mar 22, 2020

The course has given me a template for all things I would need to make a successful venture possible.

RR

5.0Reviewed Jul 31, 2020

Very informative course for social entrepreneurship. Thank you

RD

5.0Reviewed Jan 10, 2018

So well explained and so critical to the work that i plan to begin. Thank you.

CB

5.0Reviewed Jun 27, 2018

This course is exactly what i needed. It is well explained and the case studies given are very good.

JH

5.0Reviewed May 26, 2019

This course offers practical, tangible steps to understanding social entrepreneurship principles and provides clear examples to learn from.

SW

5.0Reviewed Aug 20, 2020

Valuable applied knowledge to get me ready for solving social problems

EL

5.0Reviewed Apr 24, 2020

This was very well done and the teachers were obviously experts in their field.

RC

5.0Reviewed Oct 17, 2020

very well organized and easy to grasp the why and best sequence of effort.

DD

5.0Reviewed Apr 30, 2020

Great course on Entrepreneurship providing insights on crating a great business strategy according to the demographics and effective implementation.

LL

5.0Reviewed Oct 26, 2019

The practical lectures is very useful in trying to map things out for better chance for success.

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