Middlesex University Business School & Jindal Centre for Social Innovation + Entrepreneurship program

Social Enterprise

Understand what it takes to launch and run a sustainable social enterprise with this flexible program of online courses from Middlesex University Business School.

  • Overview 3 courses
  • Duration 9 weeks
  • Learn Free

Turn your social enterprise idea into action

The Social Enterprise program comprises three online courses from Middlesex University Business School, which introduce you to the diverse world of social enterprise.

You will find out how to design your social enterprise model and bring it to market, and explore how to scale or sustain your social enterprise over the long term.

Accessible for free on desktop, tablet or mobile and delivered in bite-sized chunks, the courses provide a flexible way to develop your social enterprise skills.

When you complete all three courses and buy a Certificate of Achievement for each, you will earn a FutureLearn Award as proof of completing the program of study.

Courses

3 courses

How does our pricing work?

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$162 USD - Course Upgrades

Can I learn for free?

Programs are made up of short courses, most of which you can join for free.

However, if you want to take the final assessment and unlock the award or accreditation for the program, you must upgrade each individual course or buy Unlimited to gain a Certificate of Achievement for all the courses in the program.

How do course upgrades work?

If you want to spend more time on course material and better demonstrate what you've learned, you may choose to upgrade each course. You can upgrade your courses at any point after you enrol.

When you upgrade a course, you get ongoing access to the course material for as long as the course exists on FutureLearn. This means you can return to the subject whenever you like.

You will also be given access to any course tests, and the ability to qualify for a downloadable and printed Certificate of Achievement to show what you’ve achieved.

How does Unlimited work?

If you have Unlimited, you will get access to all of the short courses in this program, plus thousands of other short courses and tests.

You have the ability to learn at your own pace throughout your subscription time and gain digital Certificates of Achievement on all your courses.

If you gain a certificate on a course, you will keep access to the course’s content beyond your Unlimited subscription time so you can revise the content whenever you need.

Unlimited costs $27.99/month. Find out more about Unlimited.

Are these the final prices?

Yes. There are no additional fees. The price you see here includes everything - such as test fees, tuition and any additional accreditation provided by the course.

Learn with social enterprise experts and practitioners worldwide

For more than 130 years Middlesex University has been home to great minds with a determined and unwavering ambition to improve our world through teaching, learning and research.

The Social Enterprise program has been prepared by Middlesex University Business School, in collaboration with researchers at the JSiE (Jindal Centre for Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship) and the social enterprise Living in Minca, and with funding by the British Council.

  • Middlesex University Business School
  • Jindal Centre for Social Innovation + Entrepreneurship

Co-created with Living in Minca

Living in Minca is an international platform to promote social enterprises and the social and solidarity model, around the world.

Learning outcomes

This program is intended for anyone interested in learning more about social enterprise, including entrepreneurs, charities and students. By the end, you will be able to:

  • explore the diverse world of social enterprise;
  • evaluate your social enterprise idea;
  • design your social enterprise model;
  • apply your social enterprise model in the market;
  • assess sources of funding and investment;
  • measure social impact;
  • and produce a plan to scale and sustain your social enterprise.