Social Entrepreneurship

ENTR4800: Social Entrepreneurship

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ENTR 4800: Social Entrepreneurship
Schulich School of Business
York University
Mondays, 8:30am – 11:30am
Fall 2011

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This course is for students interested in starting ventures that advance social/environmental good. Students will develop an in-depth understanding of social enterprise models that balance financial and social/environmental objectives in sustainable and profitable ways.

Students will apply their business knowledge to build a sustainable business model for their own social venture, and pitch their social venture to potential investors.

Class 1 (Sept 12): Definitions and Examples of Social Entrepreneurship
Class 2 (Sept 19): Motivations and Drivers for Social Entrepreneurship
Class 3 (Sept 26): Business Modeling for Social Enterprise
Class 4 (Oct 3): Identifying Business Potential
Oct 10 – No Class
Class 5 (Oct 17): Financial Modeling
Class 6 (Oct 24): Operational and Human Resource Considerations
Class 7 (Oct 31): Marketing and Legal Considerations
Class 8 (Nov 7): Managing for Social Impact
Class 9 (Nov 14): Impact Investing and Social Finance
Class 10 (Nov 21): The Enabling Environment for Social Entrepreneurship
Class 11 (Nov 28): Student Pitches to Social Investors
Class 12 (Dec 5): Student Pitches to Angel Investors
Class 13 (Dec 12): Course Review
Norm Tasevski – Course Director
Phone: 416.736.2100 x 77960
Email: norm@socialentrepreneurship.ca
Office Hours: By appointment (preferably via Skype)

Karim Harji – Course Director
Phone: 416.736.2100 x 77960
Email: karim@socialentrepreneurship.ca
Office Hours: By appointment (preferably via Skype)

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APS1015H: Social Entrepreneurship

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APS1015H: Social Entrepreneurship
School of Applied Science and Engineering
University of Toronto

Fall 2011
Wednesdays, 6:00pm – 9:00pm,
MP 134

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This course is designed for engineering students interested in starting a business venture that advances social and/or environmental good. The course provides students with as real a “social entrepreneurship” experience as is possible within a course setting – students will, independently or in groups, construct a Business Model for their entrepreneurial idea, and will pitch their model to a panel of Angel investors.

Most lectures will run workshop-style: industry experts (in social marketing, social finance, HR, law and other fields), along with real social entrepreneurs, will work one-on-one with students to help refine their business models in preparation for the investment pitch.

Other lectures, along with course readings, will focus on understanding the field of social entrepreneurship, with a particular emphasis on topics relevant to engineering such as clean tech commercialization and the growing field of “impact investing”.

Class 1 (Sept 14): Definitions and Motivations for Social Entrepreneurship
Class 2 (Sept 21): Identifying Key Issues in Social Entrepreneurship
Class 3 (Sept 28): Design Thinking – Part 1
Class 4 (Oct 5): Business Modelling for Social Enterprise
Class 5 (Oct 12): Identifying Business Potential
Class 6 (Oct 19): Financial Modelling
Class 7 (Oct 26): Operational Considerations
Class 8 (Nov 2): Case Study – Betterplace.com
Class 9 (Nov 9): Design Thinking – Part 2
Class 10 (Nov 16): Managing for Social Impact
Class 11 (Nov 23): The Enabling Environment for Social Entrepreneurship
Class 12 (Nov 30): Student Pitches to Social Investors
Class 13 (Dec 7): Student Pitches to Angel Investors
Norm Tasevski – Course Director
Email: norm@socialentrepreneurship.ca
Office Hours: By appointment (preferably via Skype)

Karim Harji – Course Director
Email: karim@socialentrepreneurship.ca
Office Hours: By appointment (preferably via Skype)

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