Social entrepreneurs represent a new generation of leaders, who have a passion for their community and practical skills to tackle today’s most difficult problems. ALTHOUGH many people offer different definitions for “social entrepreneurship”, most would agree it involves exceptional individuals who employ their skills to change the world for the better. Social entrepreneurs represent a new generation of leaders, who have a passion for their community and practical skills to tackle today’s most difficult problems. 
Social entrepreneurs believe that free enterprise can generate effective solutions for social problems such as preserving the environment, reducing inequality, providing healthcare, improving education and reducing poverty. The enormous complexity of these problems requires students to gain an understanding of the economic, political, and social factors driving these challenges through experiences both inside and outside the classroom.
A Social Entrepreneurship Concentration
Students at the Brock School of Business at Samford University can add a social entrepreneurship concentration to any major to prepare them for a wide variety of career opportunities including public service, non-profit management, or entrepreneurship. The program features a multi-disciplinary capstone course team-taught by professors, has close ties to the Mann Center for Ethics and Leadership, and includes an internship combined with a practical lab to test students’ own innovations.
Samford’s program produces graduates who are well prepared and who are in the business of building a better tomorrow todaySamford University’s Christian mission offers a moral and ethical foundation that enables students to discern what is valuable to society in any venture. Although many universities offer a Social Entrepreneurship course, the Brock School’s Program represents a truly comprehensive curriculum. Samford University is one of only 28 programs in the world recognized in 2008 by Ashoka®, a leading social entrepreneurship organization.
Each day, nonprofits, businesses and government agencies face daunting, complex social problems that require and deserve passionate, sophisticated and technically competent entrepreneurs willing to think creatively and operate effectively. Samford’s program produces graduates who are well prepared and who are in the business of building a better tomorrow today.
