COR 230C 2 - SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP & SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3

This action-based course provides knowledge of the theoretical foundation for the creation and perpetuation of socially responsible business entities within the contemporary U.S. society. The need for such entities will be discussed along with the methods of development from idea to launch. Students will work independently and in teams to simulate ideation, prototyping, business modeling, and strategic planning for socially conscious businesses. Additionally, as a culminating experience, students will work in teams to identify a social impact idea and produce an action-oriented business model; specifically, The Lean Canvas. The course will include numerous interactions with local entrepreneurs who engage in socially aware business endeavors in the Greater Madison Area.

Edgewood COR courses provide an integrative framework for students to understand themselves, become aware of the needs of the world, and develop the gifts they have been given to create a more just, compassionate, and sustainable world. Cross-listed BUS 309