ISEED EDP on "Building and Managing Social Enterprises" September 14-16, 2017
IRMA Incubator ISEED is going to organize the 2nd Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) on "Building & Managing Social Enterprise" from 14-16 September 2017. This EDP seeks to equip social enterprises (both for and not for profit) in building and managing their enterprise.
Application Deadline 31st August, 2017
Background
The EDP will build on contemporary understanding of entrepreneurship globally that encourages start-ups to think and plan activities differently by using insights from innovation, design thinking and lean start-ups for enabling social enterprises to build business models for growth and scale. It will also enable to envision and plan their enterprises through opportunity recognition, value creation and also sensitize to think and work with the larger social entrepreneurial ecosystem of incubators, mentors, coaches, venture capital funds, etc.
Who Must Attend
A founder or co-founder of a startup or an existing social enterprise and looking for ways to better manage your enterprise.
A non-profit organisation or a senior professional of a CSR foundation keen on starting or supporting social enterprises.
Planning to start a social enterprise and have made some headway and looking for mentors to bounce your ideas.
A passionate academic researching and wanting to work on social enterprises.
A social sector enthusiast looking to learn from a peer group.
Programme Structure
Thinking entrepreneurially
Skilling entrepreneurs
Organizing for change
Marketing and communication
Incubation and social entrepreneurial ecosystem
Potential participants have the added opportunity of receiving mentoring and networking support from IRMA's incubator - ISEED (Incubator for Social Enterprises and Entrepreneurs Development) supported by DST (Department of Science & Technology).
Limited scholarships are available only for the founders/co-founders and will be provided on case by case basis through an application to is...@irma.ac.in.