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SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR GEN Z ENTREPRENEURS: 16 FEBRUARY 2023 - DEPT OF PSYCHOLOGY IN ASSOCIATION WITH ASPIRE CELL

The Dept of Psychology PG Centre in Association with ASPIRE Cell, St. Francis De Sales organized Social Entrepreneurship for Gen Z Entrepreneurs on 16 February 2023 in Post Graduate Building. The agenda of the session was to helps students understand the emerging areas in which entrepreneurship is growing. As the current batch of students belong to Gen-Z, the session was an effort to help them understand how social entrepreneurship can be their way of growing and working towards a business.

The speaker of the event was Prof. Kumaraswamy N, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Management Studies, PG Centre, St. Francis De Sales College & Research Scholar, Jain University, Bengaluru. He has completed his MBA from Regional Institute of Co-operative Management, Bengaluru who has more than 15 years of Multi Industry Work Experience and at various Academic Institutions. The resource person explained the importance and meaning of entrepreneurship. The speaker then moved on to explaining the terminologies used for the different generations and he mentioned that people born from the year 1997 are considered to be Gen Z.

The speaker then threw light on the significance of social entrepreneurship. Social Entrepreneurship is a business idea that helps the entrepreneur to just not earn money but at the same time contribute towards society. Social entrepreneurship has a socially positive impact and is a way to help the society through innovative business ideas and skills. The speaker then emphasized the difference between Non-Governmental Organizations and Social Entrepreneurship. The session created an awareness on the seriousness of life and how the small ideas can be converted into something that can bring monetary benefit and at the same time also have a positive social impact.