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Social Enterprise: Turning Ideas into Action (FutureLearn)

Offered by Middlesex University London,

Learn how to turn your social enterprise ideas into action in this free online course from Middlesex University Business School. How can you turn a social enterprise idea into action? In this course, you will identify the problem your idea is trying to solve, design your social enterprise venture model and prepare to take it to market. This course is a must for anyone who wants to launch a social enterprise.

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This course is one of three in the Social Enterprise program prepared by Middlesex University Business School, the Jindal Centre for Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship and Living in Minca.

What topics will you cover?

Idea validation
Technology and social innovation
Business models for social enterprises
Tools to develop a business model
Building a team
The core components of marketing
Pitching a business idea
Connecting and networking
Funding sources for social enterprise
Social enterprise legal structures

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