Laura Evans thoughts on social entrepreneurship

Laura has these comments regarding social entrepreneurship:

As jobs are becoming harder to find by the day, MBA students are becoming more concerned about their future. Many feel that this is the time to be entering into your MBA education, and not the job market. But unfortunately that does not stop graduation approaching in the Spring.
Most MBA students are interested in consultancy, banking and manufacturing, but as the economy recession deepens, many students are look to the government and nonprofits for an answer. We all know that job security is something of the past, but nothing has made that more prevalent that the current job market. According to Mark Scott at Businesses Week, lectures and classes that focus on social entrepreneurship are over capacity, for the first time in years.
Social entrepreneurship will not bring you the large signing bonus or huge paychecks, but it will provide support from the local community and government. Large companies, such as EBay, even offer special scholarships to graduate school students that focus on social entrepreneurship. Many graduate schools hold events and lectures to assist in further developing nonprofit organizations. Additionally, they can get several governmental benefits to help the company grow.
Therefore, just as in the past, students are turning to the government and now nonprofit organizations for a job. This economic climate may bring about a larger focus on social entrepreneurship in MBA programs and student organizations. Creating a new breed of entrepreneurs.


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