Boosting Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise Creation in the Republic of Serbia

Abstract

of CLDS, was invaluable, as was the contribution of the representatives from other government departments, and representatives of other institutions and agencies, as well as social enterprise organisations, who participated in meetings and provided documentation.

Social Entrepreneurial Intention Factors of Tourism Management Students

“…Secondly, social entrepreneurship is recognized as one of the unexploited areas in Serbia and there is room for improvement but that improvement is connected to cultural change. As seen, the research results indicate humane orientation has a decisive effect on SEI, albeit the Serbian society is marked as distrustful when it comes to social enterprises (Spear et al, 2013). Accordingly, policymakers are challenged to develop policies that will target the transformation of cultural legacy which does not support social entrepreneurship by raising awareness of social problems, humane values, and how future entrepreneurs could address these problems in different areas such as the tourism sector.…”

“…It could be used in a way that through education students could acquire knowledge on how to unite profit-oriented objectives and objectives to target some vulnerable group or a social need by starting their social venture in the tourism sector. Through education, students could gain various skills important for future business activities (Spear et al, 2013). Krstić et al (2017) denote the importance of education as a motivational factor to establish a social enterprise and enhance employment opportunities.…”

“…Lastly, the creation and promotion of opportunities to gain experience in working with people in social need or resolving the common social problem are of main importance for the development of both social and sole entrepreneurial spirit in students. When it comes to tourism and the place of social entrepreneurship in it, the research results could serve policymakers and educators in the creation of programs for providing opportunities for obtaining prior experience and identifying students with high humane orientation in order to direct them toward education on how to establish own social venture in the tourism sector such as agrotourism and social tourism (Spear et al, 2013).…”

Improving the effectiveness of inclusive and social entrepreneurship training schemes

“…A common framework of social entrepreneurship competencies on the international or national level could help harmonise, disseminate and measure these skills (Spear et al, 2013;OECD/EU, 2017a;OECD, 2020a). With this aim, the EntreComp framework has, for example, been extended to social entrepreneurship, highlighting the additional competences that are often associated with successful social entrepreneurs (e.g.…”

Unlocking the potential of youth-led social enterprises

“…Social enterprises provide more inclusive ways of operating, better, more stable working-conditions as well as higher job satisfaction and perceived value of the work (ILO, 2022 [50]; European Commission, 2021 [51]). Creating a social enterprise or working for one is increasingly attractive for young people who may face limited job prospects (Soler-i-Martí et al, 2021 [52]; Borzaga, Salvatori and Bodini, 2017 [53]).…”