Unit 3 – Details

INTRODUCTION

This Unit is part of the third module of the SAGA project curriculum, namely “Functional Competencies” having the main objective to help any future entrepreneur who wants to manage a social enterprise to work with external parties and establish successful partnerships which will provide more opportunities for development.

To be able to manage successful relationships with potential providers is not an easy task since a person has to obtain specific knowledge in order to be able to identify both opportunities and risks on time. This Unit provides some important theoretical and practical examples of what (not) to do when cooperating with external partners and for what we should watch for when working with suppliers.

The information in the Unit is presented in a clear way, and consists of theoretical part, a theme-related case study, as well as some useful tips, tricks and self-reflection questions in order to assist the learner with the learning process.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• By going through this Unit, the learner will:
• Understand how to how to work effectively with other people on an equal basis towards commonly held aims and objectives;
• Learn how to successfully manage relationships with suppliers in the social entrepreneurship context;
• Acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to be able to evaluate the work of a potential supplier.

TIME NEEDED FOR THE UNIT

50 minutes

RELATION TO OTHER UNITS OF SAGA LEARNING PROGRAMME

This Unit is the third part of the “Functional Competencies” module. Therefore, in order for the learner to be able to better understand the theory presented, it is more than necessary to begin with the units presented in the first and the second module of the SAGA project curriculum.

After finishing with this Unit, it is recommended to continue the learning path with the next one – “Self-management”, so to be able to learn more on how self-management for entrepreneurs affects both internal and external business contacts.