Seminar on "The social and solidarity economy: An alternative to mainstream business"

"The social and solidarity economy: An alternative to mainstream business"

                      Dr Sara Calvo

Dr. Sara Calvo will deliver this interactive workshop on the 10^th April (15.00-20.00) at Seminar D011 at the Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, and it will consist on a wide range of activities that include interactive games, videos, group presentations and recommended readings.

I. Introduction: The Social and Solidarity Economy (15.00 - 16.00)

•     Warm-up

•     The Social and Solidarity Economy

•     What is a ‘social enterprise’?

•     Types of social enterprises

II.  Exploring the world of social entrepreneurs (16.00 - 17.30)

•     Social Entrepreneurs: Heroes or ordinary people?

•     Guess Who? Identify successful social entrepreneurs around the world

•     How Social Enterprises contribute to tackle poverty and inequality

·       Group Presentation: Social entrepreneurial behaviour tested

Break (17.30 - 18.00)

III. The Journey: Starting a Social Enterprise  (18.00 - 19.00)

•     The Social Enterprise Journey (6 stages)

•     From a business idea to a business plan

•     Access to finance and networks

•     Case Study: The Aravind Eye Hospital

IV. Social Innovation in practice: The role of Universities (19.00 - 20.00)

•     Social Innovation

•     Debate: Why Universities should be interested?

•    Concluding remarks

Dr Sara Calvo is the co-founder of Living in Minca Ltd, a social enterprise based in London, and she is currently working as a lecturer at the Leadership, Work and Organisations Department at Middlesex University where she teaches on social enterprise, leadership and management, organisational behavior and qualitative research. Beside this, she is an educator, trainer and a certified social enterprise advisor having completed a PhD on the social economy and ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom. Sara has provided consultancy services for a wide range of social enterprises in Europe, Latin America and Africa as well as she has published articles in academic journals on research related to social enterprises and the social and solidarity economy in developed and less developed countries.