Social enterprises often occupy a hybrid space, utilizing market-driven strategies (trading, service delivery) to fund their social missions, rather than relying solely on grants or donations.

The fundamental motivation for social enterprises is to address unmet needs, such as poverty alleviation, education inequality, or environmental sustainability.

Focused on moving beyond local solutions to transforming systemic, interconnected root causes of social issues. 3. Key Methodologies and Approaches

Social Entrepreneurship: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Emphasizes that social enterprises are accountable to a broader group of stakeholders (community, environment) rather than just shareholders.

Several theories underpin the study and practice of social entrepreneurship:

Social entrepreneurs apply creative, disruptive methods to tackle persistent social problems that traditional market or state actors have failed to solve.