Social Entrepreneurship – Entrepreneurship in an Emerging Economy Context

Description:

This session will discuss the teaching of the rapidly growing field of “social entrepreneurship” in a collaborative field setting in an emerging economy. Earlier this year, Professor Shaughnessy led a unique program in which undergraduate students from a US university (NU) worked closely with students from disadvantaged communities in the townships surrounding Cape Town, South Africa, to assist local black and coloured entrepreneurs to start, build and expand “micro-enterprises”. This program also provided capital to fund the best of these micro-entrepreneurs.

NU collaborated with a local start-up college known as TSiBA, to develop and implement a new model for entrepreneurship education in emerging and frontier economies. The learning in this program is diverse and intense, as US students learn about extreme poverty, disease (HIV/AIDS) and the legacy of institutional racism, while also engaging in micro-enterprise development and financing, as hands-on business consultants. The program will be offered again in 2009.

Presenter Information:

Dennis Shaughnessy

Professor Shaughnessy is a former senior executive of a global life sciences company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. In addition to being a corporate lawyer with expertise in intellectual property and M&A, Mr. Shaughnessy has extensive experience in corporate innovation, entrepreneurship and strategy. His work as a faculty member at NU includes recent initiatives in social entrepreneurship in developing countries.

Videos

Note: This is video 1 of 5, please visit the Social Entrepreneurship Playlist to see the rest in the series!

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