Begining in 2009, Miami's Center for Social Entrepreneurship initiated a partnership with Social Entrepreneur Corps.

Social Entrepreneur Corps participants learn from and work side-by-side with international and local social entrepreneurs in Latin America. Social Entrepreneur Corps was founded by the leadership of Community Enterprise Solutions (CE Solutions) and the innovators of the MicroConsignment Model. Social Entrepreneur Corps is a social enterprise which supports the innovation and growth of locally-owned and managed social enterprises and institutions in Guatemala and Ecuador. 

Developing and Creating Value with Social Entrepreneur Corps

Teaching

• Greg Van Kirk as a guest speaker in class
• Development of curriculum
• Fall 2009 client project that connects inventors and NGO's
• Creation of workshop model with academic credit to any student

Research

• California Management Review paper
• Pedagogical research
• Risk-taking by micro-entrepreneurs

Practice

• On-the-ground international development experience
  • Miami University sent five students during the summer of 2009 (see pictures below)
• Autonomy for students to develop their own solutions
• Potential full-time opportunities

Michael Duchen - 8 week program

Ali Tanker - 4 week program

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