Strategy and Finance for the lifecycle of a Social Business Specialization

Strategy and Finance for the lifecycle of a Social Business Specialization

Name: Strategy and Finance for the lifecycle of a Social Business
Rating: 4.3 (10 reviews)

Launch Your Career in Social Entrepreneurship. Learn Strategy and Finance to Help you Launch and Lead an effective Social Business

Instructors: Gautam Kaul

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5 course series

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4.3

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Beginner level

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3 months

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

5 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

4.3

(10 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

3 months

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

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Taught in English

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Specialization - 5 course series

This specialization is intended for students, working professionals, entrepreneurs, and intrapreneurs looking to learn more about strategies and tools to run an effective social business. Practitioners and theorists at Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru (YSBFB) brings with themselves decades of experience working with a variety of social businesses. YSBFB has partnered with Professor Gautam Kaul to cover finance courses of this specialization.

Applied Learning Project

In the first course, learners will create a Social Business Model Canvas after working on various tools. They will also have an opportunity to give and receive feedback from their peers in order to make an effective business plan.

The next four courses of the specialization requires learner to do complex exercises and modelling in order to internalize the content.

Creating a Social Business

Course 120 hours

What you'll learn

This course is primarily aimed at learners interested in knowing about and running a social business. An ideal learner could be a student, social entrepreneur, social intrapreneur, or a corporate professional interested in social business.

In the Module 1 of the course students will learn how different social business leaders - such as Professor Muhammad Yunus, Rajni Bakshi, Corinne Bazina, Lamiya Morshed, Suresh Krishna, and Daniel Nowack - are reimagining capitalism. The subsequent modules of this course crystallize varied learnings of practitioners and theorists at YSB to a set of tools and readings, which a learner may use as building blocks of a social business. What makes this course unique is the blend of inspiration and rigor that is very important for any kind of social business education. Learners may also use this course to advance in their careers, apply for higher education and jobs in the social impact/impact investing industry. The subscription to this course automatically allows a learner to become a part of the Global Social Business Community. All the best!

Skills you'll gain

Category: Entrepreneurship

Value and Individual Decision Making

Course 225 hours

What you'll learn

How to make saving and investment decisions through typical financial instruments

Skills you'll gain

Category: Finance

Value and Business Decision Making

Course 330 hours

What you'll learn

How to make business decisions based on frameworks and modern tools

Skills you'll gain

Category: Finance

Financial Markets and Instruments

Course 418 hours

What you'll learn

How to price and invest in bonds and stocks

Risk, Return and Valuation

Course 533 hours

What you'll learn

How to value projects and companies

Instructors

Gautam Kaul

Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru

24 Courses124,772 learners

Suresh K. Krishna

Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru

5 Courses4,558 learners

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Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru

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Frequently asked questions

5-8 months depending on the time spent by learners

This is a beginner level specialization, but a sense of curiosity and attitude is recommended

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Yes! To get started, click the course card that interests you and enroll. You can enroll and complete the course to earn a shareable certificate, or you can audit it to view the course materials for free. When you subscribe to a course that is part of a Specialization, you’re automatically subscribed to the full Specialization. Visit your learner dashboard to track your progress.