Social Entrepreneurship Center
Embracing entrepreneurship as a tool for social transformation
Embracing entrepreneurship as a tool for social transformation and promoting a solidary economy that creates a value chain for society, generates positive impact, and brings about structural changes for a more inclusive and fairer world.
About the center
The vision of HEC Paris is to generate a positive impact on society and business. While entrepreneurial spirit is a shared value, responsibility and diversity are equally important.
The HEC Paris Social Entrepreneurship Center integrates these principles to promote a social and solidarity economy that benefits society, generates positive impact, and fosters structural changes for a more inclusive and fairer world.
The center reshapes the mindset of social entrepreneurs by providing skills empowerment and financial autonomy through dedicated mentoring and training sessions. Our programs are ideal for purpose-driven entrepreneurs with strong local foundations, aiming to scale their impact in economic, social, or environmental transformation.
These programs offer robust strategic and operational support to help change mindsets, expand inclusive businesses, and create a lasting value chain for society.
As part of the HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute, we are dedicated to amplifying the efforts of social entrepreneurs to drive structural changes and generate job creation. Our commitment ensures that women, social, and solidarity enterprises not only succeed but also lead the way in creating sustainable, financially independent, and inclusive growth.
Our programs
Accélérateur ESS
HEC Stand Up
HEC Up
2023 Key Figures
42
organizations supported by our Accélérateur ESS
63M €
in sales generated by our social and solidary structures
238
participants certified by the Stand Up program
News
The S&O Institute is excited to host and celebrate the seventeenth Annual Research Conference of the Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability (ARCS), a consortium of universities and individuals that serves as a professional society of scholars studying the interface between business and sustainability. Our Annual Research Conference brings together researchers from a variety of disciplinary and methodological perspectives who seek to advance the state of the field.
The S&O Institute of HEC Paris is pleased to announce the organization of the 17th edition of the Medici Summer School in Management Studies, for doctoral students and young researchers, which will be held at HEC Paris campus, June 22 - 27, 2025.
The school is organized and sponsored by Bologna Business School (University of Bologna), HEC Paris (Sustainability & Organizations Institute), and MIT Sloan School of Management (Economic Sociology PhD Program).
Social Entrepreneurship Center Team
