Global Social Entrepreneurship
Global business
The Riata Institute for Global Social Entrepreneurship identifies, analyzes, and encourages student interest and involvement with international social entrepreneurship, particularly SME’s in developing countries.
One the most important things stressed by the Institute are the differences in what social entrepreneurship looks like under different cultures, political systems, and economic systems.
How do you become part of the Riata Institute for Global Social Entrepreneurship?
We are looking for students who are interested in the world and cares about the impacts that social entrepreneurship can make. In you, we want to see potential, curiosity, empathy, and hope that an answer is out there.
We need students from all fields, not just business! We need creative thinkers and doers! We need your sense of adventure because you can be involved anywhere!
Social Entrepreneurship certificate
Now you can earn a certificate in Social Entrepreneurship by taking courses, being part of the multi-cultural team projects, and joining a study abroad project!
How does it work?
To understand global entrepreneurship is to understand that it is very much about different contexts it happens under! We are not looking at big corporations but small and medium enterprises from tribal settings to entrepreneurship under different governments.
Yes, social entrepreneurship is about business but also social science, anthropology, agriculture, psychology, sociology, and much more!
Who do we help?
Peru and the Indigenous Products-to-Indigenous People here in Oklahoma
Ecuador and Exploring Resilience and Survival through Art, Cuisine, and Entrepreneurship
Ecuador and Women’s Entrepreneurship
Paraguay/Pawnees and Green Hydrogen Collection
Pakistan and Designing a Telemedicine Facility
Involvement globally with students in Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, Africa, India, Korea, Pakistan
Africa and the MandelaFellows/State Department Initiative…and more!
What can you learn?
- Entrepreneurship
- Social entrepreneurship
- Sustainability
- Economic development
- Agriprenurship
- Social anthropology
- History
- Cultural analysis
- Contract/grant management and proposal writing
- Project management for social entrepreneurs…and more!
Entrepreneurship travels
