Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008
11 AM-12 PM Pacific; 2-3 PM Eastern; 7-8 PM GMT

Social entrepreneurship is a model that has been gaining momentum in recent years as an answer to social problems on a global scale and scarce resources to address them. Social entrepreneurs apply business principles and leadership skills to address social issues. They build mission-driven businesses aimed at solving social problems, direct their professional skills and training toward helping people in need, or use their entrepreneurial skills to found nonprofits that use innovative business models.

Here's what you will learn in this program:

o What social entrepreneurship is, and what it isn't
o Five sustainable business models for a social enterprise
o How to make social ventures pay for themselves
o Where to find financial support for projects with a social agenda
o How to attract a team of supporters and champions
o How to get your project off the ground and keep it moving

You should attend this program if you:

o Are curious about social entrepreneurship as a new solution to social problems
o Have a business idea that addresses a social issue
o Want to become more active in advocating for social change
o Are considering launching a new nonprofit organization
o Would like to add an earned income component to an existing nonprofit
o Want your business or private practice to do more to help others

C.J. Hayden is the bestselling author of Get Clients Now! and Get Hired Now! As a business coach and teacher, she's been helping leaders build enterprises that make a difference since 1992. C.J. has taught workshops for the U.S. Small Business Administration, SCORE, Women's Initiative for Self-Employment, and San Francisco Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center. She is the founder of the social entrepreneurship project Send Girls to School, authors the blog How to Become a Hero, and serves on the board of the Global Initiative to Advance Entrepreneurship.

Cost per person: $24
Register at www.socialentrepreneurcoach.com
or call (415) 981-8845 or (877) 946-4722