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    This document defines and discusses social entrepreneurship. It begins by defining social entrepreneurship as identifying a social problem and using business principles to create a social venture to achieve social change. It notes social entrepreneurship was promoted by Bill Drayton in 1980 through Ashoka. It then discusses the functions of social entrepreneurship, which include creating jobs, supporting vulnerable groups, and developing entrepreneurial skills. The document contrasts social and commercial entrepreneurship, noting social entrepreneurs create social value rather than profit as their primary goal. It provides examples of notable social entrepreneurs like Susan B. Anthony, Vinoba Bhave, Florence Nightingale, and Jean Monnet.

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    This document defines and discusses social entrepreneurship. It begins by defining social entrepreneurship as identifying a social problem and using business principles to create a social venture to achieve social change. It notes social entrepreneurship was promoted by Bill Drayton in 1980 through Ashoka. It then discusses the functions of social entrepreneurship, which include creating jobs, supporting vulnerable groups, and developing entrepreneurial skills. The document contrasts social and commercial entrepreneurship, noting social entrepreneurs create social value rather than profit as their primary goal. It provides examples of notable social entrepreneurs like Susan B. Anthony, Vinoba Bhave, Florence Nightingale, and Jean Monnet.

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    This document defines and discusses social entrepreneurship. It begins by defining social entrepreneurship as identifying a social problem and using business principles to create a social venture to achieve social change. It notes social entrepreneurship was promoted by Bill Drayton in 1980 through Ashoka. It then discusses the functions of social entrepreneurship, which include creating jobs, supporting vulnerable groups, and developing entrepreneurial skills. The document contrasts social and commercial entrepreneurship, noting social entrepreneurs create social value rather than profit as their primary goal. It provides examples of notable social entrepreneurs like Susan B. Anthony, Vinoba Bhave, Florence Nightingale, and Jean Monnet.

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    SOCIAL

    ENTREPRENEURS
    HIP

    What is Social
    Entrepreneurship?
    Identifying or recognizing a social

    problem and using entrepreneurial


    principles to organize, create, and
    manage a social venture to achieved
    a desired social change.
    Promoted by BILL DRAYTON, the
    founder of ASHOKA: Innovators for
    the Public in 1980.

    Function of Social
    Entrepreneurship

    To create and maintain a stable level


    of employment.
    Create jobs and provide support to
    socially vulnerable groups.
    Social Entrepreneurship promotes
    development of entrepreneurial skills.
    Compensating countries narrow place.

    Contd
    Social Entrepreneurs create social
    innovation and change in various
    areas, including education, health,
    environment and business
    development.
    Social Entrepreneurship reduces
    poverty risk.

    Difference between Social &


    Business Entrepreneurship
    Commercial Entrepreneurship represents the
    identification, evolution, and exploitation of
    opportunities that result in Profit.
    Social Entrepreneurship refers to the
    identification, evolution, and exploitation of
    opportunity that result in social value.

    Keep on..
    Commercial Entrepreneur may create
    change in the society, but that is not the
    primary purpose of starting the venture.
    Social Entrepreneur may generate profit,
    but for him/her that is not the primary reason
    for starting the venture.

    Keep on..
    Another key difference between the Social and the
    Commercial Entrepreneur is in the meaning of
    wealth creation.
    For the Commercial Entrepreneur, wealth is same
    as profit.
    For the Social Entrepreneur, however, wealth also
    encompasses creation of the social and environmental
    capital.

    Noteworthy people whose work


    exemplifies classic Social
    Entrepreneurship
    1. Susan B. Anthony (US) fought for Womens

    Rights in the US, including the right to


    control property.
    2. Vinoba Bhave (India) founder and leader of
    the Land Gift Movement, caused the
    redistribution of more than 7,000 acres of
    land to Indias untouchables and landless.
    3. Florence Nightingale (UK) founder of modern
    nursing, established the first school for
    nurses and fought to improve hospital
    conditions.
    4. Jean Monnet (France) responsible for the
    construction of the French economy
    following World War.

    THAN
    K
    YOU

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