EP 105 - Social and Cultural Aspects of Entrepreneurship

3 Credit Hours
Lecture Hrs. 3

Entrepreneurship has become one of the fastest growing segments for business worldwide. Social entrepreneurship encompasses a wide range of activities which includes: individuals devoted to making a difference, business ventures with a social purpose dedicated to adding for-profit motivations to the nonprofit sector, philanthropists supporting venture capital ‘investment’ portfolios, and nonprofit organizations that are reinventing themselves by drawing on lessons learned from the business world. This course explores entrepreneurship as a mechanism for social change, economic development, and community wealth creation. The students will learn the concepts and practices of social entrepreneurship through reading and project assignments, class discussions, case studies, and guest speakers. An overview of issues and challenges in contemporary global, social, and cultural entrepreneurship will be presented. Social entrepreneurship, as well as business applications, will be explored within a global perspective.
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