Welcome to the course

Week 1: Introducing social entrepreneurship

This week aims to develop understanding of the history of social enterprise, the spectrum of social businesses, alongside definitions of social enterprise and the profile of social entrepreneurs.

Week 2 - Identifying social business opportunities

This week explores what makes a viable or 'strong' social business opportunity, also looking at social value propositions, problem analyses and exploring the different ways in which social enterprises create social impact.

Week 3 - Different Models of Social Enterprises

This week we explore the many different forms or models that a social enterprises can take.

Week 4 - Building a Theory of Change

This week we explore how to go about creating a theory of change, and how to ensure we recognise assumptions we make in the process.

Week 5 - Creating your Social Business Model

The 'social business model' canvas helps to move you through the stages needed to plan a social enterprise.

Week 6 - Project Evaluation and Impact Measurement

This final page explores how you go about evaluating the social or environmental impact of your social enterprise.

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