Social Entrepreneurship Initiatives

The McKenna Center and the Pulte Institute coordinate a mix of curricular, research, and community engagement initiatives related to social entrepreneurship and innovation, with a core emphasis on poverty alleviation around the world. Our focus is on the empowering potential of entrepreneurship as a vehicle for addressing social needs and problems in new and different ways. Examples of initiatives in our portfolio include:

• Entrepreneurship and Empowerment in South Africa (EESA) - McKenna Center

• Global Partnership for Poverty and Entrepreneurship - McKenna Center

• Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship - McKenna Center 

• Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders - Pulte Institute 

• Pulte Institute Student Fellowship (Social Entrepreneurship internship opportunities)

• South Bend Entrepreneurship and Adversity Program - McKenna Center