What We Do

The USC Marshall Society and Business Lab (SBL) provides opportunities for USC students, faculty, and other individuals to use business principles to solve world problems. Through education, programs, events, and career development, we inspire the next generation of enlightened business leaders and social entrepreneurs.

Our Approach

Student programs Through fellowships, support for student organizations, and summer internships, SBL develops the next generation of enlightened business leaders.

Coursework. Affiliated faculty of SBL teach undergraduate and graduate courses on social entrepreneurship, ethics, and corporate social responsibility. USC undergraduates can minor in Social Entrepreneurship.

Research and Faculty Projects. Through funding grants and support to Marshall Faculty, SBL encourages research and academic projects that expand the role of business models and education issues.

Lab Projects. SBL creates new ventures and business strategies for social and environmental change. Venture Build, an online learning environment for aspiring social entrepreneurs, is the first Lab project under development.

Events. SBL hosts monthly luncheons and speaker events featuring best practices in social responsibility and social entrepreneurship. These events are often held in conjunction with other USC departments and organizations.

Career development. SBL provides mentoring and career counseling for students who are serious about using their business degrees to change the world, including subsidies for students who intern at non-profits.

Video of Founding Director Adlai Wertman

Donors

SBL is supported by

Salesforce.com Foundation
The Lord Foundation
The Orfalea Foundations