# Research into supporting social entrepreneurs through failure

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/06/18/research-supporting-social-entrepreneurs-through-failure/
- Published: 2008-06-18T17:53:39+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

A previous failure in business can be a very good experience in building a new, 
more successful business. But how can social entrepreneurs be supported through 
failure to ensure they go on to build a better business next time round?

In collaboration with UnLtd, the charity that supports social entrepreneurs, the
Open University is offering a CASE research studentship on this issue. The studentship
will focus on the question: how can new social entrepreneurs whose projects are 
at risk best be supported through the experience of project ‘failure’ in ways that
maximise learning?

The studentship is offered at £14,900 per annum and starts on 1 October 2008.

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If you are ready to study for a doctorate, and would like to investigate how best
to support budding social entrepreneurs, then contact ou***********@*****ac.uk before
14 July 2008.

As well as a good honours degree, preferably in a relevant social science, you should
have, or expect to have, an MRes, or other recognised postgraduate research qualification(
or experience demonstrably equivalent to this).

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