Social Entrepreneurship Courses and Certifications

Global Social Entrepreneurship

12 ratings

Develop and launch a social venture: identify the problem to solve, write mission and vision statements, choose a legal structure, and measure financial health and social impact.

• Independent
• 6 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Social Entrepreneurship

406 ratings at Coursera

Build a social enterprise from scratch: define the social problem, segment beneficiaries, map deliverables and costs, and run a low-cost test-of-concept.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies

13 ratings

Explore how entrepreneurship and innovation tackle complex social problems in emerging economies.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Creating Change through Social Entrepreneurship

181 ratings at Coursera

Work through a ten-stage framework to tackle a social challenge: research your topic, design a user-driven solution, measure outcomes, secure funding, and pitch stakeholders.

• Coursera
• 11 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Social Entrepreneurship

426 ratings at Coursera

In this specialization you will learn how to create societal impact through Social Entrepreneurship. Social Entrepreneurship describes the discovery and sustainable exploitation of opportunities to create social change.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

Identifying Social Entrepreneurship Opportunities

349 ratings at Coursera

Learn to define social entrepreneurship, trace the root of a social problem, turn complementary and antagonistic assets into opportunities, and design a revenue strategy for a social venture.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change

What is the difference between an entrepreneur and a social entrepreneur? Harvard Business School Senior Lecturer Brian Trelstad gives learners insights into how social entrepreneurs design innovative

• edX
• 5 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Social entrepreneurship and sustainability

Learn to build social ventures that balance profit with social impact through sustainable business models, planning, funding, scaling, and impact measurement.

• Swayam
• 8 weeks
• Available until Oct 31, 2026
• Free Online Course

Social Impact Strategy: Tools for Entrepreneurs and Innovators

5 ratings

This course offers an introduction to social impact strategy and social entrepreneurship, including key concepts, an overview of the field, and tools to get started as a changemaker.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship: SDG4 (Quality Education)

Develop a social innovation project for SDG 4 by identifying education needs, researching solutions, mapping value, and preparing a project proposal.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

In this 4 week course from +Acumen, you'll learn to apply entrepreneurial skills to social problems and design lasting solutions.

• Acumen Academy
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Disciplined Approach to Social Entrepreneurship

Social entrepreneurs transform societies across the world. Further your passion for social change by gaining the relevant knowledge and tools to build a strong, sustainable business entity committed t

• edX
• 7 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Social Entrepreneurship 101

Explore social entrepreneurship: identify a problem you care about, build a theory of change, plan for financial sustainability, and scale ideas, with founders' firsthand stories.

• Acumen Academy
• 5 weeks
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Becoming a changemaker: Introduction to Social Innovation

40 ratings

Learn to act as a social innovator: tackle complex "wicked" problems, spot hidden resources, apply Design Thinking, challenge system rules, and scale social impact.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

• Best of All Time

Policy and Advocacy in Social Entrepreneurship - Sally Abi Khalil Interview - Module 11

Discover how social entrepreneurs expand impact through policy and advocacy with Sally Abi Khalil's insights on systemic change, collaboration, and long-term commitment.

• YouTube
• 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video