NEXUS BETWEEN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Abstract

In recent years, social entrepreneurship has increased as a result of the poor effectiveness of governmental entities in improving the standard of living of disadvantaged social sectors. Since the goal of sustainable development is to improve the quality of individuals’ lives, entrepreneurship with its advantages would be considered one of the most important and best options for development. This study investigates the nexus between social entrepreneurship and sustainable development goals. The study made use of present researchers and a review of past researchers. The study entails the introduction; the concept of social entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship; social entrepreneurs’ characteristics; the importance of social entrepreneurship; the concept of sustainable development goals (SDGs); the link between social entrepreneurship and sustainable development; conclusions and implications for management. The study concluded that social entrepreneurs have an essential role in the transformation of society, and likewise, sustainable development became one of the main objectives of any economic growth, to be achieved to meet current needs without diminishing the importance of the other goals.

Keywords

• Social entrepreneurship
• entrepreneurship
• social entrepreneurs
• sustainable development
• SDGs