What is Social Entrepreneurship?

Abstract

Social Entrepreneurship is perhaps one of the most misused word in the entrepreneurial space. Often, founders or promoters of a social business call themselves social entrepreneurs. However, there is a fine line of difference between social business and social entrepreneurs. To begin, social entrepreneurship is a subset of the entrepreneurial spectrum dedicated to bring balance to a unjust imbalance and not just recycling the waste produced by an imbalance. The paper describes characteristics of a social entrepreneurial venture and how it is different from a social business and social activism.