Performance evaluation for social enterprises in Bulgaria

Abstract

The wider recognition of the social enterprises as a hybrid business is solely based on its achievements and impact in spheres where the traditional business has limited interest to invest and operate. This refashioned entrepreneurial model inspired several researches targeted at evaluation and assessment that both account for the economic efficiency and social impact. Our paper estimates and evaluates the efficiency performance of four types of social enterprises in Bulgaria - non-profit legal entities, cooperatives for people with disabilities, specialized enterprises for people with disabilities and other social enterprises (cultural centers - chitalishta).