Social Entrepreneurism

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What is a Social Entrepreneur?

Social entrepreneurs are individuals with innovative solutions to society’s most pressing social problems. They are ambitious and persistent, tackling major social issues and offering new ideas for wide-scale change.

Rather than leaving societal needs to the government or business sectors, social entrepreneurs find what is not working and solve the problem by changing the system, spreading the solution, and persuading entire societies to take new leaps.

Social entrepreneurs often seem to be possessed by their ideas, committing their lives to changing the direction of their field. They are both visionaries and ultimate realists, concerned with the practical implementation of their vision above all else.

Each social entrepreneur presents ideas that are user-friendly, understandable, ethical, and engage widespread support in order to maximize the number of local people that will stand up, seize their idea, and implement with it. In other words, every leading social entrepreneur is a mass recruiter of local changemakers—a role model proving that citizens who channel their passion into action can do almost anything. (Source: Ashoka.org)

C.I.G.S. Model & Business Services

The CIGS Strategic Organizational Growth Model is a flat
management tool that teaches students how to organize
and showcase their skills, talents and resources. 

Learn more about our signature CIGS Model and NEXT Step’s business services.

 

In-School Training

NEXT Steps integrates the Small Business Development Career Pathway for Georgia Public Schools (Business Essentials. Business Law, and Entrepreneurial Ventures). Our Youth Entrepreneur Program training activities meet the academic standards for the
Entrepreneurial Venture (EV) curriculum.

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