A Study on Challenges Faced By Social Entrepr...

A Study on Challenges Faced By Social Entrepreneurs

Author Name : Mr. Nikhil M. N.

ABSTRACT

Social entrepreneurs are individuals with innovative solutions to society’s most urgent social problems. These rather than leaving societal needs to the government or business sectors, social entrepreneurs find what is not working and solve the problem by changing the system, spreading the solution, and persuading entire societies to move in different directions. Social entrepreneurs are visionaries who try to bring about positive change in the society by practically applying their social entrepreneurship ideas and strategies to resolve social problems in the society. They are threats not only limited to a particular community or region, but they are global in nature, some of the common social issues and problems are-inadequate education  and health facilities and system, environmental threats, declining and inefficient political systems and governance, poverty, unemployment, inequality based on gender ,caste and creed;  increase in crime rates and so on. This paper made an attempt to discuss the meaning of social entrepreneurship and highlights the challenges faced by social entrepreneurs. Finally, the paper attempts to suggest the measures to overcome these challenges.

Key Words: Social Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurs, society, non-profit, challenges etc.