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Abstract
There has been a growing interest in student entrepreneurial ventures, especially the support and mentoring offered in a university set-up. Whilst traditional commercial student start-ups have been well documented, little has been mentioned on how students develop social enterprises; specifically, the processes and support systems adopted in higher education institutions. Student entrepreneurs nowadays have a choice, socially conscious students are motivated to start social enterprises when they graduate. They are interested not only in creating social value but also at creating sustained community interest. This chapter explores the student engagement process in setting up social enterprises and the social value created by the entrepreneurs. It also looks at measuring the social value created by the entrepreneurs and the challenges they face in maintaining social and economic value. Using four case studies, this chapter charts the journey of some student entrepreneurs in their quest to start social enterprise and highlights the support mechanisms that were helpful in realizing potential ideas to viable social enterprises. Three themes emerged from the primary data collected: motivations, barriers faced, and issues with continuing value creation. The results highlighted that personal circumstances and a strong desire to help local community were the fundamental motivations for venture creation. When it came to barriers, student entrepreneurs faced dual issues of maintaining academic rigor along with their desire to start a venture. Other barriers included access to finance, business marketing and overcoming start-up difficulties.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Entrepreneurship Education. Contributions to Management Science. |
Editors | Sukanlaya Sawang |
Publisher | Springer, Cham |
Pages | 77-84 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Edition | 1 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-030-48802-4 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-030-48801-7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 27 Jun 2020 |
Publication series
Name | Contributions to Management Science |
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ISSN (Print) | 1431-1941 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2197-716X |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business and International Management
- Strategy and Management
- Management Science and Operations Research
- Marketing
- Management of Technology and Innovation
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SSE: Student social enterprise engagement: capturing contribution, benefits and measuring social value
Sukumar, A. P. C., Tomlins, R. & Matouskova, G.
7/08/18 → 30/07/19
Project: Research