First of all.. what is social entrepreneurship? It can be defined as:  the recognition of a social problem and the uses of entrepreneurial principles to organise, create and manage a social venture to achieve a desired social change. I guess it is sometimes hard to differentiate between a regular entrepreneur and a social entrepreneurs because they do share many similar qualities. A very helpful way to distinguish between the two is how they measure their performance. A regular entrepreneur would measure his performance by profit and return, where as a social entrepreneur measure performance in the positives returns to society. This topic really interested me because before learning about it in class, I never would have thought that there was a title given to people who promote social change. Of course there are various people who have gained publicity for what they do in regards to social change, but it never occurred to me that there was an actual “status” that one could achieve by promoting social change. Another fascinating aspect is that the people who are categorized as “social entrepreneurs” have all the qualities required of an entrepreneur plus more. They have the drive, the vision and the skill to implement their goals.. while at the same time pushing for something that is greater than merely financial return.

SOURCES:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_entrepreneurship