Impact Investing – Field Study

2 credits · Owen Graduate School of Management

This seminar is designed to provide hands-on experience investing in small businesses. Impact investing has emerged as a growing category of private investing, designed to enhance social welfare and provide positive financial returns. The objectives of this course are to: 1) Develop an understanding of why businesses may lack access to capital and the opportunity for impact investing. 2) Learn the mechanics of commercial banking due diligence. 3) Gain hands-on experience developing an investment case, using the course impact fund to make small, low-interest loans to Nashville-based businesses. [2]