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Social entrepreneurship is at the heart of debates about social change and tackling global social problems. As social consciousness grows, so has the need for organisations that have purpose and ethical business practices built into their foundations. London School of Economics and Political Science offers the Social Entrepreneurship programme.

Overview

Key facts

There is also increasing impetus to integrate social purpose into corporate strategy to maintain a competitive advantage and for long-term survival.

Learn about the context, and understand the processes, tools, and skills required to launch and scale a social enterprise with the Social Entrepreneurship online certificate course. Over eight weeks, at London School of Economics and Political Science's Social Entrepreneurship you’ll learn how to create a business plan for building a socially responsible organisation from the ground up.You'll gain a firm understanding of the challenges and opportunities involved in developing an ethical organisation and learn how to measure the social impact and value created by your organisation. Drawing on insights from experts at one of the world’s leading social science universities, you’ll learn how to articulate a social issue and gain the skills and confidence to drive positive change in your entrepreneurial context.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

The entrepreneurial imperative: Drivers of change
Understanding social problems
Becoming a social entrepreneur
Business models for social entrepreneurship
Funding for social entrepreneurship
To profit or not to profit: Choosing your organisational form

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 2 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-02-07 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-01-30 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Entrepreneurship View 22 other Short Courses in Entrepreneurship in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

A variety of professionals in a range of industries, including current and future entrepreneurs looking to start social enterprises or organisations
Those in a management role, especially within non-profit organisations, social-sector consultancies, and social enterprises looking to gain the skills needed to make a measurable social impact
Leaders, executives, or managers looking to support and address a social issue and embed purpose within their firms
Policymakers who want the knowledge and tools to better collaborate with social enterprises, philanthropic foundations, and social-impact funders

Tuition Fee

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International

1800 GBP/full

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1800 GBP for the full programme during 2 months.
National

1800 GBP/full

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1800 GBP for the full programme during 2 months.

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