ANALÝZA SOCIÁLNÍHO PODNIKÁNÍ V JIHOMORAVSKÉM KRAJI
AN ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE SOUTH MORAVIAN REGION

Author(s): Tereza LELKOVÁ, Tereza Děcká, Lucie Herbočková, Petr Tonev
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Regional Geography, Economic development, Environmental interactions
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: social entrepreneurship; social economy; sustainable local development;
Summary/Abstract: Research on the social economy shows that social entrepreneurship can be an important tool for balancing sustainable social and environmental development with economic growth. In recent years, therefore, social entrepreneurship has been gaining popularity among both socially (and environmentally) responsible entrepreneurs and policy-makers. The aim of the paper is twofold: firstly, to quantify, analyse and assess the scale and structure of social entrepreneurship in the South Moravian Region, and secondly, to highlight its importance in terms of sustainable local development. The database of social enterprises was created based on the analysis of the Social Enterprise Directory, the Social Enterprises Chamber and the list of beneficiaries of EU funding in the period 2014-2020, and a manual search. The identified entities are classified according to their legal form, number of employees, turnover, predominant economic activity and year of establishment. The positive impacts of social entrepreneurship on sustainable local development are then illustrated by case studies of two selected social enterprises. A total of 98 establishments of social enterprises were found. The economic activities are very diverse and cover almost all industries. The case studies suggest that social enterprises have great potential to become full-fledged actors of sustainable development at the local level.

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