Social Entrepreneurship: Social Enterprises and Their Markets in Bulgaria

Abstract

In the last decade the concept of development and promotion of social economy and social entrepreneurship are part of EU policy to tackle the social exclusion of persons in a vulnerable position. Also, the model of social economy is one of the key instruments for achieving social objectives within the framework of the sustainable and inclusive growth. Social benefits are measured by integration and employment of disadvantaged people, the contribution to the process of social inclusion of other vulnerable people, and the economic indicator is expressed by saved public funds for social welfare, on the one hand, and the additional funds compensating the social costs of long-term unemployment.

Challenges to Active Socıal Policies in Bulgaria

“…This is an extremely interesting economic phenomenon that requires special attention from the state since social entrepreneurs are involved in solving social problems that would otherwise burden the state. It is very interesting, that the authors segregate the national and regional goals for policy development of social entrepreneurship in Bulgaria [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32].…”