Social Entrepreneurship

5. SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

What is an entrepreneurial focus and how does it impact companies? How can companies create sustainable business models while also benefiting society, their communities, and the world around them?

Having an entrepreneurial focus is characterized by the taking of financial risks in the hope of profit. This course offers a unique combination of topics focused on helping companies adopt an entrepreneurial management approach to innovation, but with a social responsibility focus. You will learn about different approaches to entrepreneurship. The course distinguishes between entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs and how each affect success. Entrepreneurs are those who start businesses with a focus on the external market rewarding them when they provide a successful product or service to the market. Intrapreneurs are individuals within a company who promote innovative product development and marketing. Other topics covered include business valuation, social entrepreneurship, and investment risk and reward.

SKILLS GAINED FROM COURSE:

Determining the appropriate role of entrepreneurship to achieve goals

Assessing existing processes for entrepreneurship within the company

Understanding the inner conflict of entrepreneurial mindset vs. corporate culture

How to value investment options considering multiple criteria including social entrepreneurship.

COURSE PROFESOR

HEDDA PAHLSON MOLLER

Social Entrepreneurship / Nationality: Canada / Sweden

Academic: Teaches for U. of Luxembourg & Sacred Heart U.
Corporate: CEO TIIME, Advisory Board to the Luxembourg Government for Sustainable Development.

BIOGRAPHY