Entrepreneurship with a Purpose
Can entrepreneurship be the response to local and global challenges? Can it serve a purpose beyond being just a money-making endeavor? In this class, you will learn about how businesses are created and why some thrive and others fail. You will also design ideas to start your own business with empathy and a purpose in mind; business ideas that can have a meaningful, positive impact on others. This social entrepreneurship course will look at the change-making potential of people to pursue ideas, solutions, philanthropy and advocacy. You will hear from experts; analyze how businesses operate; explore Boston’s thriving entrepreneurship ecosystem; and brainstorm your own startup idea. This class will allow you to present your ideas to investors and organizations that look for purposeful social entrepreneurs to make a difference.
Open to Grade Levels: 10, 11, 12
- Interests: Business, Education, Engineering, Health, Research, Social Justice, Sports
- Grades: 10th, 11th, 12th
- Subjects: BVR-X
Courses with Similar Interests
- Probabilities & Matrices
- Data Analysis and Coding Lab
- Physics Applications – Engineering
- Sports Literature
- Leadership and Social Change
- Advanced Studio Practice
- Advanced Digital Art
- Physics Applications – Sustainable Energy
- Advanced Biology – Molecular Research Techniques (Honors)
- Probability and Combinatorics (BVR-X)
- Socio-Economics of Sports
- Graphic Design
- Digital Art
- Installation Art
- Foundations of Costume & Fashion Design
- Literature of Food
- Student Directed Project – SDP
- Chemistry Applications – Physical Chemistry
- Chemistry Applications – Biochemistry
- Social Psychology: To be is to be perceived!
- Advanced Costume Design and Construction (Honors) (BVR-X)
- Advanced History: Theories of Punishment (Honors)
- Studio Practice
- Costume & Fashion Design Studio (BVR-X)
- Biology Applications – Neuroscience
- Advanced Design & Tech (Honors) (BVR-X)
- Engineering Applications – Robotics
- The Drama Workshop
- Foundations for Algebraic Reasoning
- Biology Applications – DNA and Genetics
- Biology Applications – Marine Ecology
- Biology Foundations – The Structure & Function of Life
- Chemistry Applications – Quantitative Analysis
- Chemistry Foundations – Atoms and Reactions
- Advanced Spanish
- Advanced French
- Money, Money, Money (BVR-X)
- Advanced Engineering Design – Project Studio (Honors)
- Identity, Race, and Class
- Advanced History: Independent Research (Honors)
- Design & Tech Studio (BVR-X)
- Integrated Math 2: Algebra, Geometry, and Data Science
- The Media and Its Influences
- Calculus – Derivatives & Integrals
- Intro to Investing
- Storytelling
- Contemporary Issues in Science Fiction
- Senior Studio (Honors)
- Statistics/Data Science (BVR-X)
- Advanced Biology – Anatomy and Physiology (Honors)
- Discrete Mathematics & Advanced Topics
- PreCalculus – Trigonometry
- PreCalculus – Functions
- Forensic Science – CSI BVR (BVR-X)
- Advanced Physics – Electricity & Magnetism (Honors)
- Advanced Physics – Mechanics (Honors)
- Advanced Chemistry – Organic Chemistry (Honors)
- Advanced Calculus – Derivatives & Integrals (Honors)
- Physics Foundations – Motion
- Integrated Math 3: Algebra, Geometry, and Data Science
- Advanced Theater (Honors) (BVR-X)
- Intermediate Spanish
- Foundations of Spanish
- Intermediate French
- Foundations of French
- Global History II: U.S. and World History
- Global History I: U.S. History
- Theories of Justice (BVR-X)
- Math 8 – Relationships: Making and Modeling Connections with Geometry, Algebra, and Statistics
Courses with Similar Grades
- Spring Athletics: Fitness Offerings
- Spring Athletics: Interscholastic Sports
- Spring Musical: Costume Construction and Design
- Spring Musical: Technical Theater
- Spring Musical
- Winter Athletics: Fitness Offerings
- Winter Athletics: Interscholastic Sports
- Dance
- Winter Advanced Theater & MS Musical: Costume Construction and Design:
- Winter Advanced Theater: Technical Theater
- Winter Play: Experimental Theater Project
- Hiatt Independent Opportunity
- BVR HAX
- Fall Athletics: Fitness
- Fall Athletics: Interscholastic Sports
- Visual Art Workshop
- Afternoon Band
- Fall Play: Costume Construction and Design
- Fall Play: Technical Theater
- Fall Play: Acting
- Data Analysis and Coding Lab
- Sports Literature
- Leadership and Social Change
- Advanced Studio Practice
- Advanced Mixed Media
- Advanced Sculpture
- Advanced Drawing + Painting
- Advanced Ceramics
- Physics Applications – Sustainable Energy
- Urbanism + the Built Environment
- Ceramics
- Advanced Biology – Molecular Research Techniques (Honors)
- Probability and Combinatorics (BVR-X)
- Crime Literature
- Socio-Economics of Sports
- Philosophy: The Meaning of Life through Moral Dilemmas (BVR-X)
- Human Communication
- Graphic Design
- Intro to Photography
- Digital Art
- Mixed Media
- Drawing + Painting
- Installation Art
- Foundations of Costume & Fashion Design
- Advanced Arabic
- Road Trip
- Literature of Food
- Student Directed Project – SDP
- Screenwriting (BVR-X)
- Religions and Beliefs
- Beatmaking and Electronic Music
- Chemistry Applications – Physical Chemistry
- Chemistry Applications – Biochemistry
- Beginning Guitar/Piano
- Social Psychology: To be is to be perceived!
- Photo: Alternative Processes
- Intro to 3D
- Intro to 2D
- Advanced Costume Design and Construction (Honors) (BVR-X)
- Advanced History: Theories of Punishment (Honors)
- Studio Practice
- Governments From Around the World
- Chroma
- Choreography Foundations
- Costume & Fashion Design Studio (BVR-X)
- Foundations of Design/Tech Theater
- Other Activities
- Other Activities
- Other Activities
- Arts Activities
- Arts Activities
- Biology Applications – Neuroscience
- Arabic Introduction to Conversation and Storytelling
- A Cappella Foundations
- Advanced Design & Tech (Honors) (BVR-X)
- Engineering Applications – Robotics
- Afro-Caribbean Ensemble (BVR-X)
- The Drama Workshop
- Biology Applications – DNA and Genetics
- Biology Applications – Marine Ecology
- Biology Foundations – The Structure & Function of Life
- Chemistry Applications – Quantitative Analysis
- Chemistry Foundations – Atoms and Reactions
- Cuban Jazz Ensemble (BVR-X)
- Advanced Chinese
- Advanced Spanish
- Advanced French
- Intermediate Chinese
- Global History II: US and World History–A Time for Change
- Money, Money, Money (BVR-X)
- Advanced Engineering Design – Project Studio (Honors)
- Identity, Race, and Class
- Advanced History: Independent Research (Honors)
- Intermediate Arabic
- Foundations of Arabic
- Short Stories
- Video Production: Narrative Images
- Design & Tech Studio (BVR-X)
- Instrumental Ensemble II
- Integrated Math 2: Algebra, Geometry, and Data Science
- Foundations of Chinese
- Chinese Introduction to Conversation and Storytelling
- The Media and Its Influences
- Calculus – Derivatives & Integrals
- Intro to Investing
- Storytelling
- Great Books
- Literature and Film
- Contemporary Issues in Science Fiction
- English 10: American Literature
- Senior Studio (Honors)
- Sculpture
- Statistics/Data Science (BVR-X)
- Advanced Biology – Anatomy and Physiology (Honors)
- Discrete Mathematics & Advanced Topics
- PreCalculus – Trigonometry
- PreCalculus – Functions
- Forensic Science – CSI BVR (BVR-X)
- Astronomy (BVR-X)
- Advanced Physics – Electricity & Magnetism (Honors)
- Advanced Physics – Mechanics (Honors)
- Advanced Chemistry – Organic Chemistry (Honors)
- Advanced Calculus – Derivatives & Integrals (Honors)
- Integrated Math 3: Algebra, Geometry, and Data Science
- B-Side A Cappella
- Ikonoclastic
- Jazz Combo
- Instrumental Ensemble I
- Select Singers (Honors)
- Advanced Theater (Honors) (BVR-X)
- The Actors’ Showcase
- Scene Study
- Intermediate Acting
- Foundations of Theater
- Intermediate Spanish
- Foundations of Spanish
- Spanish Introduction to Conversation and Storytelling
- Intermediate French
- Foundations of French
- French Introduction to Conversation and Storytelling
- English 11: The View Within
- Global History III: World History
- Global History II: U.S. and World History
- Theories of Justice (BVR-X)
Courses with Similar Subjects
- Data Analysis and Coding Lab
- Leadership and Social Change
- Urbanism + the Built Environment
- Probability and Combinatorics (BVR-X)
- Socio-Economics of Sports
- Philosophy: The Meaning of Life through Moral Dilemmas (BVR-X)
- Human Communication
- Student Directed Project – SDP
- Screenwriting (BVR-X)
- Social Psychology: To be is to be perceived!
- Costume & Fashion Design Studio (BVR-X)
- Advanced Design & Tech (Honors) (BVR-X)
- Design & Tech Studio (BVR-X)
- Intro to Investing
- Advanced Theater (Honors) (BVR-X)
- Theories of Justice (BVR-X)