4 Myths That Keep Students From Becoming Social Entrepreneurs

4 Myths That Keep Students From Becoming Social Entrepreneurs
Students cram into an old lecture hall at the University of Mississippi Medical School in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. State elected officials and medical school officials hail the building of a new medical school teaching facility as a way to improve Mississippi's health during ground breaking ceremonies at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones joined the governor and others in breaking ground on a new $63 million building that would allow the school to add another 30 to 40 students per class. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Students cram into an old lecture hall at the University of Mississippi Medical School in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. State elected officials and medical school officials hail the building of a new medical school teaching facility as a way to improve Mississippi's health during ground breaking ceremonies at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones joined the governor and others in breaking ground on a new $63 million building that would allow the school to add another 30 to 40 students per class. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

When it comes to campus-based social entrepreneurship, there’s some good news and some bad news.

The good news is that countless students are launching innovative organizations that help members of their communities start businesses, create jobs and build assets.

The bad news is that thousands more could be starting similar organizations—and they even want to—but they decline to do it.

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