Date/Time	Featured Speaker/Topic
February 16, 2012  10:00 am - 11:00 am EST	Professor Allen Grossman Topic: Developing an Effective Social Enterprise Business Plan

Description:
Increasingly, alumni are creating new ventures that have a central focus on the creation of social value. Professor Allen Grossman will give an overview and examples of the key elements of a social enterprise business plan, including articulating your theory of change, developing your strategy and business model, measuring results, and addressing competition and risks.

Allen Grossman was appointed a Harvard Business School Professor of Management Practice in July 2000. He joined the Business School faculty in July 1998, with a concurrent appointment as a Visiting Scholar at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Outward Bound USA for 6 years before stepping down in 1997 to work on the challenges of creating high performing nonprofit organizations. His current research focuses on leading and governing high performing nonprofit organizations and leadership and management of public school districts. He designed and teaches the MBA elective “Leading and Governing High Performing Nonprofit Organizations” and co-leads “Field Course: Social Innovation Lab” for students interested in developing a business plan for the launch of a social venture.

For more info on the Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship, please visit http://www.hbs.edu/socialenterprise/your-career/social-entrepreneurship-fellowship/