ESSENCE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISES IN REGIONAL ECONOMY

Abstract

The article analyses the essence of social entrepreneurship and the effects of such activity on the regional economy. The concept of social entrepreneurship is substantiated, a comparative assessment of social enterprise, charitable organization and entrepreneurship is made, the effects of social enterprise activity and its influence on regional development are singled out.

Social entrepreneurs recognize the social problem in a certain area (OTG, city, region) and organize enterprise management in order to address specific social problems. They contribute to meeting the needs of the population, even if there is no or insufficient number of resources, the awareness of the need to address the social problems of the economic region is of vital importance. Social entrepreneurship has a significant impact on the social development of the region and the country, but the economic effect also plays an important role. Social entrepreneurship through the implementation of cultural, economic and political changes plays an important role for society and serves the improvement of socio-economic development.

The social mission is fundamental to social entrepreneurship, since it recognizes and assesses the potential of social development. And the work of a social entrepreneur is to identify and solve problems by changing the stereotypes of the social system. Accordingly, the realization of the mission of social entrepreneurship in a certain territory will lead to the strengthening of social processes, the interaction of which will create a synergistic social effect in the creation, distribution, exchange and consumption of GDP.

A modern social entrepreneur carries out his activities in order to achieve a social effect, the solution of regional and state problems. Social entrepreneurs in the region carry out activities taking into account socio-economic interests and needs of the population and the community. Social entrepreneurship from philanthropy gets similarity to the social orientation of activity, and from business – an entrepreneurial approach and the possibility of profit for reinvestment of innovations.