Types of social enterprise and various social problems

Abstract

This paper aims to survey the performance of social enterprises and examine how they solve various social problems.Social enterprises can be regarded as a new model of modern nonprofit organizations.They work to challenge and solve various social problems that we face today, such as environmental and well-being issues, the inequality of educational opportunities, and disparity in income distribution.Although prompt action must be taken to overcome these problems, government by itself cannot resolve these problems satisfactorily, so social enterprises have recently stepped in and are changing the boundaries.From the viewpoint of sustainability, these enterprises need to profit through their own businesses to accomplish their various targets.They also need to receive contributions or investments to continue their activities.Many start-up social enterprises struggle to obtain resources, such as manpower, contributions and grants.Success stories of social enterprises impact various fields.Through struggles and tough experiences, some enterprises obtain business know-how so they can support other members. This movement suggests that the citizens support social enterprises like incubators.