{"id":246,"date":"2013-10-17T13:14:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-17T13:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scqa.hult.edu\/en\/news\/news\/2013\/october\/social-enterprise-is-the-way-forward\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T13:33:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:33:56","slug":"social-enterprise-is-the-way-forward-the-daily-telegraph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/social-enterprise-is-the-way-forward-the-daily-telegraph\/","title":{"rendered":"Social enterprise is the way forward [The Daily Telegraph]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><em><em>Written by Helena Pozniak for The Daily Telegraph.<\/em><\/em><\/div>\n<p>Jem Stein restores bicycles. Since starting his business The Bike Project, six months ago, he has patched up more than 150 with the help of young refugees, given 40 to children in destitute asylum-seeker families and trained many people in the rudiments of bike mechanics.<br \/>\n\u201cBikes, for refugees who have nothing, are literally a means of social mobility \u2014 getting out and about to get a job,\u201d says Stein, who is based in Hackney but would like eventually to expand his project nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>A social entrepreneur and graduate in politics from the London School of Economics, Stein is one of 250 people currently taking part in an annual fellowship with the School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE). While learning the nuts and bolts of raising finance and starting a company, he is being mentored by corporate partners, including law firm Linklaters. He has also received the SSE\u2019s \u00a34,000 grant to kick-start his business.<\/p>\n<p>What the SSE offers is a largely practical, supportive and non-accredited course spread over a year, cost free. Around three applicants chase every place, and two thirds of the participants are graduates; some are business postgraduates seeking practical help and advice beyond the theory.<\/p>\n<p>But what is social enterprise? According to Hult International Business School, one of the few institutions in the UK that offers a dedicated masters in the field, the most important difference between traditional business and a social enterprise is that profit is not the main motivation \u2014 the business is animated by a social or environmental purpose.<\/p>\n<p><em>Continue reading the article <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/education\/educationopinion\/10399011\/Social-enterprise-is-the-way-forward.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in full here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Make the most of what your career has to offer with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/en\/programs\/masters\/international-business\/\">Masters in International Business<\/a> from Hult. 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