Workshop on Social Business 101 - Empowering Social Entrepreneurs by Yunus Center AIT

Good news for social entrepreneurs & those interested. On behalf of the Yunus Center AIT team and Dr. Faiz Shah, we are pleased to announce an introductory social business workshop on May 1-4, 2013 to be held at the AIT Conference Center.  “Social Business 101 – Empowering Social Entrepreneurs” will serve as a crash course in social business for NGOs, SMEs, academia, corporate sector or private individuals from Thailand and around the region.

Social business is recognized as a sustainable way to realize social and environmental goals which philanthropy finds difficult to achieve. 

The four-day workshop consists of field visits, workshops, case studies and discussions led by recognized resource persons in cooperation with local entrepreneurs. Participants will gain a basic understanding of social business, its operations and growth and will have the opportunity to:

1. Brainstorm, expand and evaluate social business ideas and opportunities
2. Learn from the best practices of successful social entrepreneurs
3. Become aware of the challenges and constraints in starting a social venture
4. Idealize a social business model that can be further developed and actualized into becoming a marketable social venture
5. Further receive incubation support from Yunus Center AIT after workshop completion

The fee of Baht 500 for the three-day workshop including field visits to successful social enterprises in Thailand is highly subsidized and pays only for certain direct costs. The workshop is free. A special discounted rate of Baht 300 applies to students.  The program brochure is in the following link, where those interested can also register http://www.yunuscenter.ait.asia/sb101/ .