Our world faces pressing social and environmental challenges that can only be faced by joining forces to build a future where business and profit work together in support of people and planet. For this reason, understanding what Social Business Start-ups are and how to support them is fundamental to creating an economic ecosystem in which organisations put social justice and environmental sustainability at the centre, while being economically and financially sustainable.

This module explores support to Social Business Start-ups on scaling up and replication through understanding the needs of social businesses, the role of Social Entrepreneur Support Organisations (SESOs) and how to develop a Support programme for Social Entrepreneurs.