1. SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN BULGARIA
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Venelin Terziev, Dimitar Radev, Robert Dimitrovski, Ekaterina Arabska

2. Introduction Key elements in defining social enterprises
Social enterprises pursue profit (socially significant) goals
Activity is economic / commercial in nature
Reinvestment of profits from economic activity
Institutional independence and inner self-governance
various organizational - legal forms of social entrepreneurship
criteria for the identification of the entities in the social economy
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3. Implementation of national and regional policies for development of social entrepreneurship
National concept of social economy serves as a standard to support the development of social economy and encouraging all participants to promote the spirit of social solidarity.
According to the concept social economy is "both part of the real economy and of civil society in which individuals and / or legal persons, associations of volunteers or other organized entities doing business in the public interest and reinvest profits to achieve social objectives".
The brand “a product of a social enterprise”
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4. Current status of social entrepreneurship
operation
Delivery of social services;
Providing jobs for people with disabilities;
Mediation in finding employment of unemployed persons;
Provision of health services;
Activity in the field of education and others.
Legal recognition
Statistical recognition
The profile of the social entrepreneur
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5. support structures for the development of social entrepreneurship
State and governmental organizations
Local authorities
Non-governmental organizations
Educational and training institutions
Organizations providing business advice
society
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6. Barriers to growth in social enterprising
Resources
Disadvantages of the project approach
Problems with the environment
Personnel problems
Image of social enterprises
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7. Conclusion Social entrepreneurship enablers
Successful models of social enterprise
The Successful social enterprise is an operating company with a social cause, a positive financial result, which is independent in taking decisions and does not depend entirely on external financing, it has a clear perspective for development and achieves social goals.
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8. SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN BULGARIA
Venelin Terziev, Dimitar Radev,
Robert Dimitrovski, Ekaterina Arabska
Thank you very much for the attention!
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