PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN UKRAINE

Abstract

The article is devoted to the disclosure of key elements that help define a social enterprise. During the development of the study, the reasons for the creation and spheres of activity of social enterprises were considered. Ways of supporting social enterprises currently provided by the state and international organizations are highlighted. The goal of social entrepreneurship after the war is also determined. Social entrepreneurship is gaining more and more popularity in Ukraine. Usually, interest in the topic arises from public sector workers, socially vulnerable groups of the population who seek to improve society, people who simply want change, and representatives of ordinary businesses. Today, social business has become an integral part of the social, economic, political and cultural context of the country. Some basic legal, political, educational and organizational measures can help create the right environment for social entrepreneurship and social economy development, which can improve the national and regional economy and social welfare systems in Ukraine. In order to understand that you have a social business, you need to check the presence of the main feature – the purpose of the creation and operation of the enterprise. Lack of start-up capital is a serious obstacle for social entrepreneurs. At the same time, while obtaining seed investment is never easy, most social entrepreneurs recognize that during the expansion or growth phase of a social enterprise's life cycle, the lack of funding becomes even more acute. The main limitation is the difficulty of accessing growth capital. The lack of information about the impact of social enterprises on society and awareness of the "advantages of social enterprises" leads to nothing but suppression of interest from private investors and the general public. The goals of the state government of Ukraine are analyzed in accordance with the activities of social enterprises and the restoration of the country's socio-economic development. The general trend of the development of the socio-economic field of activity in Ukraine has a high potential for the emergence and further prosperity of social entrepreneurship.