By Katherine Woolley The 2014 Social Enterprise Conference sponsored by the Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School of Government marked the 15th anniversary of the conference’s tenure. At this juncture, the weekend assumed a reflective role in support of the theme: “Reflecting on the Past, Shaping the Future.” Northeastern Read more…
ENTR 2206: Global Social Enterprise Formerly known as “Social Entrepreneurship” Designed to provide students with an in-depth exposure to entrepreneurship in the social sector, a rapidly growing segment of the global economy. Uses the case method to expose students to leading entrepreneurs who have developed and implemented business models to Read more…
By Olivia Allen On Wednesday, March 26, the Social Enterprise Institute hosted Rick Peyser, Director of Social Advocacy and Supply Chain Community Outreach for its monthly lecture series event to give a lecture titled “Behind the Bean: Brewing Change at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters.” Peyser, who has worked for Green Read more…
By Olivia Allen On March 21st, six students from the Social Enterprise Institute traveled to Phoenix, Arizona to take part in the Clinton Global Initiative University conference (CGIU). Over the weekend, they presented projects, interacted with students from 89 countries around the globe. The conference was held at Arizona State University, an institution Read more…
By Gordon Adomdza, Ph.D Steve Jobs was known to give a standard answer to the question of how much market research went into new product designs: None. He would add “It’s not the consumers’ job to know what they want”. Further, one of the common quotes attributed to him is Read more…
By Michael Gallagher March 22nd and 23rd saw the second annual Collegiate Alternative Investments Summit here at Northeastern. This year, the CAIS committee was determined to incorporate the Social Enterprise Institute, with an emphasis on impact investing, an emergent area of the non-traditional investing space. The Summit featured speakers from Read more…