Whether empowering employees, giving back to the community or adopting a more sustainable business approach, the social enterprise culture is gathering pace. Endorsed by the internationally recognised Social Enterprise Mark CIC, our course will equip you with a practical toolset combining the theory, knowledge and skills to make a positive difference that goes beyond wealth generation.

Business is changing: the traditional focus on profit for shareholders is being replaced by a modern inclusive approach that achieves both income and impact and is driven by complementary business and social goals. 

Our dynamic industry-backed course is designed for aspiring or existing social entrepreneurs, people working within social enterprise or stakeholders such as those working within support organisations. You’ll gain a formal qualification studying alongside a range of people with differing experiences in various sectors, both here in the UK and abroad. This provides a unique opportunity to share and learn from each other, together with regular course input from established social enterprises and their advocates.

Drawing on theory and practice, you’ll explore the environment in which social enterprises operate, the strategic alliances they can build and the ways in which leadership and management competencies can be channelled to maximise social impact. To better prepare you for successful strategy planning and decision-making, you’ll develop essential skills in finance, leadership, people management and more. 

Graduates of this course may go on to such roles such as:

• Fundraising manager
• Grant manager
• Impact manager
• Investment manager
• Management consultant
• Programme manager
• Social enterprise consultant
• Social enterprise founder
• Social entrepreneur