Youth Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Lab

Turn a social problem you care about into a credible, pitch-ready venture. Across eight practical weeks, learners aged 16+ investigate needs, design and test a solution, choose a purpose-led model, build basic finances and operations, create a campaign, and present to entrepreneurs and mentors.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

• Identify a meaningful social problem and frame it as a venture opportunity.

• Use human-centered design to understand users, prototype a solution, test assumptions, and iterate.

• Select a suitable purpose-led business model and explain how it creates both impact and value.

• Prepare simple revenue, cost, capital, and cash plans and evaluate funding choices ethically.

• Build a focused brand and digital campaign for a defined audience.

• Plan operations, teamwork, project delivery, and ethical leadership practices.

• Create and deliver a clear, visual, evidence-based venture pitch and respond to questions.