Social entrepreneurship involves the promotion and building of enterprises or organizations that create wealth, with the intention of benefiting not just a person, family or clan but a defined constituency, sector or community usually involving the public at large or the marginalized sectors of society. The course aims to inspire students to establish or participate in social enterprises after graduation. It will highlight that the social enterprise, like business enterprises, is also concerned with financial sustainability. However, the social enterprise will go beyond profits, it will provide bottom lines that will achieve its development objectives. Modules integrate the use of management practices (human resource, marketing, operations and finance) with sustainable development.
SEDPI Capital Credit, Inc. is the financing arm of the Social Enterprise Development Partnerships, Inc. (SEDPI). It evolved from SEDPI's Alternative Finance Program. The purpose of the Sustainable Investment Fund is to provide alternative investment option to individuals and organizations that support initiatives or projects that are socially responsible and provide positive economic returns. The Sustainable Investment Fund will be used to provide loans organizations that implement microfinance.