Social Entrepreneurship: Identifying Business Potential

University of Waterloo, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED)

Class 4:Identifying Business Potential
Theory: How do social entrepreneurs assess the business potential of their ideas?
Practice: What are the challenges associated with collecting and synthesizing market research data, and applying this data to making business decisions?

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Social Entrepreneurship: Business Modeling for Social Enterprise

University of Waterloo, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED)

Class 3:Business Modeling for Social Enterprise
Theory: What models exist for social enterprises? How do these models inform the structure and operations of the social venture? What are the key issues, tensions and considerations that make these models applicable to specific contexts?
Practice: How can business model development be applied to the development of a social enterprise?

Social Entrepreneurship: Motivations and Drivers for Social Entrepreneurship

University of Waterloo, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED)

Class 2:Motivations and Drivers for Social Entrepreneurship
Theory: What are the motivations, drivers, and strategic intentions of social entrepreneurship?
Practice: What are the implications of these drivers on social enterprise (business) models? How are social ventures blending business and social objectives?