Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study, Virtual Classroom	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

Are you interested in social entrepreneurship? If so, then the edX Business and Impact Planning for Social Enterprises course can be of help. The course is in partnership with the prominent Massachusetts Institute of Technology through its MIT Solve initiative. The course deep dives into the impact opportunity, the theory of change, and planning for the scale of social impact startups.

The Business and Impact Planning for Social Enterprises online programme is equipped with excellent case studies discussed every week. These case studies cover cases of prominent social entrepreneurs and nonprofit and for-profit institutions around the world. This exercise will help you build an excellent business model and impact plan.

Anjali Sastry teaches the Business and Impact Planning for Social Enterprises online programme in an instructor-led course type. This course will equip candidates with the skills and confidence to develop brilliant business plans that communicate their work and impact. It also helps you to understand the intricacies of receiving funding.

The Highlights

Course from the prestigious MIT
Free auditing
Five weeks of training
Course assignments
Experienced faculty
Institutionally-verified, shareable certificate
Self-paced learning
Instructor-led training

Programme Offerings

Shareable Certificate
Course from the prestigious MIT
Free auditing
Course assignments
experienced faculty
Institutionally-verified certificate
Self-paced learning
Instructor-led sessions

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability
no

Eligibility Criteria

There are no prerequisites for the Business and Impact Planning for Social Enterprises course from edX. However, the course providers recommend the learners to have some basic knowledge of business concepts and an open project. Also, students belonging to regions except for Iran, the Crimea region of Ukraine, and Cuba can enrol.

What you will learn

Entrepreneurial skills

Once you have finished the edX Business and Impact Planning for Social Enterprises online course, you will have the following knowledge:

The key aspects of social impact startups
Identifying opportunities and plans to scale in a social startup
Analyzing social ventures of your predecessors and peers
Addressing social challenges
Addressing environmental challenges

Who it is for

The Business and Impact Planning for Social Enterprises online course by edX can be pursued by anyone interested in taking up a social entrepreneurship career. Although you may benefit the most if you fall under one of the three criteria mentioned below:

You want to apply for Solve global challenges in 2021 or any other social impact innovation programme and want advice to complete the application
You are discerning a critical environmental or social problem and are looking to describe and develop the work
You have a solution/idea to an environmental or social issue and require training or skill development to further your goals

Admission Details

Learners who wish to undertake the Business and Impact Planning for Social Enterprises course must follow the steps as listed below:

Go to the website of edX: https://www.edX.org/.
Here, enter “Business and Impact Planning for Social Enterprises” in the search bar on the top. Now, click on the course from the displayed drop-down menu.
Once you are on the course detail page, you will see an “Enroll” button. Click on it.
Sign up using your Facebook, Apple, Google, or Microsoft ID or create a new one by giving your email, name, and country of residence.