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СОЦИАЛНО ПРЕДПРИЕМАЧЕСТВО: СЪЩНОСТ, ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКИ И ОБХВАТ
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: NATURE AND CHARACTERISTICS

Author(s): Iliya Kereziev
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Бургаски свободен университет
Keywords: entrepreneurship; social entrepreneurship; characteristics
Summary/Abstract: Despite its popularity, the current use of term social entrepreneurship is still vague and there is a lack of clarity about its core meaning, characteristics and boundaries. This often leads to its misunderstanding and various activities are mistakenly considered as social entrepreneurship. This paper discusses and reveals the nature and boundaries of social entrepreneurship by identification of its specific characteristics, which differentiates it from commercial entrepreneurship and also from socially focused initiatives and activities