Prospective Students

• Thank you for visiting us! In addition to the Club resources described on this website, HBS offers many options to explore academic and career opportunities within social enterprise. More detailed information can be found on the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative website (http://www.hbs.edu/socialenterprise/).
  • Academics: Students have many options for exploring the field of social enterprise academically through courses, the social venture track of the HBS Business Plan Contest, field studies, and independent research studies. In the first year required curriculum (RC), a significant number of cases cover social enterprise topics. In addition, many second year elective curriculum (EC) classes discuss specific social enterprise topics. Please visit http://www.hbs.edu/socialenterprise/courses/ for more information.
  • Careers: HBS offers a myriad of informational and financial resources to students pursuing careers or summer experiences in social enterprise. Please visit http://www.hbs.edu/socialenterprise/careers/ for more information.
• For prospective students:
  • We host a series of conference calls for applicants to hear about and ask questions about social enterprise life at Harvard Business School. Our next call will be held on Monday, March 26, 2012 at 8 pm Boston Time.  No RSVP necessary; please join us at dial-in: +1 (605) 477-2100; Participant Access Code: 718774#
  • We welcome you to attend our annual Social Enterprise Conference in late February/early March, which is open to the public and where you can learn more about the vibrant social enterprise community on our campus: http://socialenterpriseconference.org/.
• For admitted students:
  • We host Social Enterprise Club “Happy Hours” at both Admitted Students Weekends in the Winter semester. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to meet current club members and to learn more about our activities. See you there!
• Please check out our Resources section for more information. If we can be of further help, please email us at socialenterpriseadmissions@hbs.edu.