Monday, May 09, 2005

Wisconsin State Journal-Applying business skills in social area

Wisconsin State Journal: "Applying business skills in social area
00:00 am 5/09/05
James Edward Mills Wisconsin State Journal
Lessons in business and philanthropy aren't usually taught together. But a new class that just wrapped up at the UW- Madison School of Business showed MBA candidates that they can apply entrepreneurial skills to social problems.
Students who took the class 'Social Entrepreneurship: Redefining Markets and Organizations' said the course opened their eyes to a world possibilities.
'I'm really excited that I could take a class that was about entrepreneurship that really focuses on that world of non-profits and for-profits working together,' said student Heather Good. 'I'm in the arts administration program. Entrepreneurship is something that artists need to learn these days.'"

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