Social Entrepreneurship

Welcome to the CLU (Content Learning Unit) on Social Entrepreneurs

Hopefully through this blog you will be able to gather some background information about social entrepreneurship and you will also be guided to links with more information concerning this topic of international business.

First and foremost it is important to recognize that there is not a single definition of what social entrepreneurship (SE) is. There are however some general guidelines that social entrepreneurs follow and clear definitions of what is not considered social entrepreneurship. For our purposes, we have created our own definition of SE. It is an innovative and economically sustainable enterprise created to solve an identified social or environmental problem by using business approaches.

For more information you can read the article Taking Social Entrepreneurship Seriously, where J. Gregory Dees points out that David Gergen, a Harvard professor, describes social entrepreneurs as "the new engines of reform." This article goes into detail about controversial topics in the field of SE such as the role of government as a problem solver, charity and the issues inherent in its relationship to social entrepreneurship, and the problem with today's infrastructure and institutions surrounding this topic. (http://rollins.summon.serialssolutions.com/search/results?q=Taking+Social+Entrepreneurship+Seriously%2C+J.+Gregory+Dees&spellcheck=true)