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Circular Economy Entrepreneurship

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Course Code: YSG-433

Pillar: SMB Business Academy

Course Overview: Circular economy entrepreneurship creates value by keeping products and materials in use for longer. Learners explore repair, reuse, sharing, recycling, resource recovery, and other models that reduce waste while meeting customer needs.

Practical work connects product and service design with operations, pricing, partnerships, impact, and market testing, leading to a credible plan for a circular enterprise.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand circular economy principles and business opportunities.
  • Identify local problems linked to waste, resource use, and product life cycles.
  • Design circular products, services, or business models.
  • Plan operations, partnerships, pricing, customer engagement, and risk controls.
  • Track basic business performance and environmental impact.
  • Create a practical circular economy entrepreneurship plan.

Target Audience: Young people interested in sustainability, green business, repair services, reuse businesses, recycling-linked enterprises, upcycling, sharing models, eco-products, community enterprise, or responsible entrepreneurship. Suitable for youth entrepreneurship programs, TVET institutions, NGOs, ministries, incubators, cooperatives, municipalities, and green economy initiatives.

Course Structure: 5 modules / 20 lessons.

Special Feature: Every module concludes with a Putting It All Together audio deep dive that connects the key lessons and supports reflection and practical application.

Pathway Focus: Understand Circular Economy Entrepreneurship. Build capability in Designing Circular Products, Services and Operations. Apply learning through Launching and Growing a Circular Enterprise.

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Course Introduction
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  • Circular Economy Entrepreneurship
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Foundations of Circular Economy Entrepreneurship
Module Purpose: Introduce learners to circular economy thinking and show how entrepreneurs ca... What Learners Will Explore: Learners will examine the key concepts, practical choices, youth scenarios, and real-life applications connected to this topic. Practical Application: This topic supports immediate use through reflection, planning, hands-on activities, guided exercises, and action-oriented learning.

Opportunity Identification and Circular Business Models
Module Purpose: Help learners identify circular opportunities, understand customers, assess d... What Learners Will Explore: Learners will examine the key concepts, practical choices, youth scenarios, and real-life applications connected to this topic. Practical Application: This topic supports immediate use through reflection, planning, hands-on activities, guided exercises, and action-oriented learning.

Designing Circular Products, Services and Operations
Module Purpose: Equip learners to design circular offers, plan resource flows, manage quality... What Learners Will Explore: Learners will examine the key concepts, practical choices, youth scenarios, and real-life applications connected to this topic. Practical Application: This topic supports immediate use through reflection, planning, hands-on activities, guided exercises, and action-oriented learning.

Pricing, Partnerships and Impact
Module Purpose: Help learners price circular products and services, build partnerships, commu... What Learners Will Explore: Learners will examine the key concepts, practical choices, youth scenarios, and real-life applications connected to this topic. Practical Application: This topic supports immediate use through reflection, planning, hands-on activities, guided exercises, and action-oriented learning.

Launching and Growing a Circular Enterprise
Module Purpose: Guide learners to prepare for launch, manage risks, promote circular offers, ... What Learners Will Explore: Learners will examine the key concepts, practical choices, youth scenarios, and real-life applications connected to this topic. Practical Application: This topic supports immediate use through reflection, planning, hands-on activities, guided exercises, and action-oriented learning.

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