Social entrepreneurship/What is Social Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneur is someone who start his or her own business.

Gain a common understanding of the term "social entrepreneurship".

Activities

Contact anyone interested in social entrepreneurship who would be keen to exchange ideas on what exactly it is.
- Collaboratively list questions you would all pose for discussion.
Convene the discussion - face-to-face, via e-mail, chat rooms, etc.
- What distinguishes "social entrepreneurship" from "entrepreneurship", "services based learning", "community-based learning", ....
  - Are there any other approaches or labels which seem similar? How are they different from social entrepreneurship?
Summarise the conclusions of the group discussion - perhaps on a wiki with a page "Describing Social Entrepreneurship".
Read the essay below and discuss whether your group discussion has something to enhance it.
Select or volunteer a member of your group to blend elements of your discussion into the resources below.
Extend the Acknowledgements below.

Outcome

Enhancements to the essay and other resources below.

Describing Social Entrepreneurship