For those of you considering braving the world of social entrepreneurship, getting to grips with the basics before you embark upon your own venture might be a good first step. There are a growing number of programmes in the UK which focus specifically on creating and building a mission-driven business model. Such courses will help you to develop investable and marketable solutions to social problems in an original and innovative way.
They generally include modules such as finance/investment, marketing and communications, leadership, strategic management and stakeholder participation. Others, like the Year Here Social Innovation fellowship, offer a more hands-on approach by learning on the frontline with those hardest hit by society’s problems.
- University of Northampton - Social Innovation MA
- University of Stirling - Social Enterprise MSc
- University of Cambridge - Social Innovation MSt
- Goldsmiths University of London - Social Entrepreneurship MA
- London School of Economics - Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship MSc
- On Purpose - Associate Programme
- Year Here - Social Innovation Fellowship
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