On the issue of social entrepreneurship

The author in the article analyzed both foreign and Russian scientific research on the topic of «social entrepreneurship», determined its importance for the country and the development of the national economy. The author came to the conclusion that social entrepreneurship is designed to provide support to vulnerable segments of the population, providing employment opportunities to an increasing number of people, which is the basis for both the development of the business itself in particular, and the subsequent expansion of production and related useful infrastructure in general.