What is a Social Entrepreneur . Enterprising Ideas . NOW. A social entrepreneur, in our view, is a person or entity that takes a business approach to effectively solving a social problem.
We call this approach an "enterprising idea. " Borrowing from the collaborative approach that often distinguishes social entrepreneurs, we also offer the following definitions from a variety of reputable sources. Social entrepreneurs... Are individuals with innovative solutions to society's most pressing social problems. Ashoka. Davos 2013: the social-business revolution. Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and founder of Grameen Bank, warns against our misrepresentation of capitalism and extols the virtues of social business The global financial crisis of recent years has exposed serious flaws in the world’s financial system.
Credit markets that were originally created to provide businesses with capital were manipulated by a handful of individuals and companies to serve the selfish goal of earning unrealistically high returns through financial engineering. Social Entrepreneurs.