This document discusses community-based entrepreneurial activities. It defines community-based enterprises as entrepreneurial initiatives that enhance the quality of life and economic development of a particular region. The key characteristic is that assets belong to or are dedicated to the community, ensuring the enterprise is accountable to the community. Several studies are reviewed that examine how community-based entrepreneurship can empower marginalized groups and promote social upliftment by utilizing local cultural values and resources. However, challenges include a lack of community orientation in modern society and limited capacity. The document concludes that community entrepreneurship models may be appropriate for investing in essential infrastructure and services that require collaborative community efforts.
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transformation that marks all the areas of social life. The fundamental objective of the study was to
analyze the concepts of social innovation and social entrepreneurship as providers of both social
value and growth of life quality. We highlighted the inter-conditioning relationship between these
two concepts and showed the need for social innovations to respond to some challenges of the
society, such as aging, budgetary pressure and others. This paper proposes a model of social
entrepreneurship at the intersection of three sectors: state, market and civil society, in its efforts to
meet the more and more sophisticated requests of the contemporary society. Thus, the whole
society must be connected to the new innovative social models
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The informal workforce often falls into this “in between”– the woman selling mangoes on the side of the road; the domestic worker sweeping the drive with a quiet focus; the young man picking through yesterday’s garbage in the pre-dawn darkness, a clank of a can the only indicator of his presence.
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Social entrepreneurship and social networks for sustainable rural development...JIANGUANGLUNG DANGMEI
Social entrepreneurship has emerged in recent years given its importance for societal development and increasing today’s economy. To some extents, institutions have failed to resolve the social problems and needs of the rural areas. In this regard, social entrepreneurship gives a new groundwork for the socio-economic development of the rural people in India. It is high time to adopt it as the alternative solutions to the problems faced by the rural people. Until now there has been less inclusive attempt to specify the extent of social entrepreneurship to the rural populated areas and it demands a new development approach to identify the methods to encourage social innovations both at local and regional levels. Therefore, this paper aims to start filling this gap by exploring the implications of social entrepreneurship and social networks that could better enable sustainable rural development. This paper also argued that social entrepreneurship is the distinct approach to achieve sustainable rural development and suggestions are given for ensuring a successful social entrepreneurship in India.
Reciprocity as a Social Capital in Kacang Tore Small Enterprise in Kawangkoaninventionjournals
This research paper aims at elaborating and formulating the forms of reciprocity as a part of social capital in the economic activities of the small economic enterprise, Kacang Tore, in Kawangkoan district, Minahasa North Sulawesi. This Kacang Tore small enterprise is significant to be carried out due to the facts that this kind of small enterprise is the most dominant and generating for the local economic activities in Minahasa and this small enterprise involves doers of different functions which are important to picture its contribution to increase a local economy and to design a schema for developing a small enterprise based upon social capital in the wider region or even to inspire the strengthening national economic in rural areas. As a qualitative study, this study employs domain and taxonomy analysis for meeting its purpose. In light of this, the results show that the functional forms of the reciprocity in the economic activities of Kacang Tore small industry are formulated into the open transfer of the business activity, the mutual help in terms of production process tool sharing, the availability of information, the capital loans and the economic incentive. These forms of reciprocity are reflected in the relationship little vendor, local broker(called Tibo), small industry’s owner, consumers, and big vendor.
SOCIAL INNOVATION AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP - AN ELUCIDATION FOR THE PROBLE...IAEME Publication
In this paper, we addressed issues regarding the importance of social innovation (SI) and
social entrepreneurship (SE) within a society which is in a profound and rapid change and
transformation that marks all the areas of social life. The fundamental objective of the study was to
analyze the concepts of social innovation and social entrepreneurship as providers of both social
value and growth of life quality. We highlighted the inter-conditioning relationship between these
two concepts and showed the need for social innovations to respond to some challenges of the
society, such as aging, budgetary pressure and others. This paper proposes a model of social
entrepreneurship at the intersection of three sectors: state, market and civil society, in its efforts to
meet the more and more sophisticated requests of the contemporary society. Thus, the whole
society must be connected to the new innovative social models
It’s easier than you think to hide in plain sight. To be everywhere and nowhere. To become so ingrained in the fabric of a city, an economy, a world, that you are both integral to a place, and on its fringes.
The informal workforce often falls into this “in between”– the woman selling mangoes on the side of the road; the domestic worker sweeping the drive with a quiet focus; the young man picking through yesterday’s garbage in the pre-dawn darkness, a clank of a can the only indicator of his presence.
While the lives of informal workers may differ depending on country, culture and profession, the ambitions and desires of these individuals are universal.
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various sectors, to ensure that women are included in planning
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use of common lands, natural resources and employment.
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through review of available literature.
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Women' s Multiple Roles: The Need for Social InfrastructureIJLT EMAS
Women community leadership will need to be
identified and included in committees that may be formed under
various sectors, to ensure that women are included in planning
for sectors other than social development, such as infrastructure,
use of common lands, natural resources and employment.
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This paper examines the social value creation of strategic CSR initiatives. A qualitative singlecase design is used by adopting the interpretivism approach. As per the findings strategic CSR improved skills and abilities of stakeholders and result in changing their lives positively. Further, hopes and dreams are created within the rural stakeholders and enhanced their entrepreneurial mind set. Social value creation is also occurred from strategic CSR activities in the form of increasing income and expanding life options, improving living conditions, restoring rights and duties, developing social capital and knowledge enhancement. Findings are compatible with the stakeholder theory since social value creation occurred to a greater extent when the organization builds a closer relationship with its stakeholders
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economy significant depends on the
entrepreneurial activities engaged by the human
being results in a big change in the socio
economic conditions. Community based
enterprises are defined are entrepreneurial
initiatives which enhance the quality of life and
economic development of a particular region.
Community-based entrepreneurial activities
could be a helpful respond to the structural and
functional division between indigenous,
informal, and formal institutions.” A small
number of policy initiatives need to be engaged
for nurturing an optimistic outlook towards
entrepreneurship among members of frail
communities and encouraging the catalytic role
towards advance development.
Concept of Community - Based
Entrepreneurial Activities
Community-based enterprises use
business to improve the life of a community in
general. They are different from private
enterprises; their business activity is undertaken
as a means of achieving the benefit for the
community, not for private gain. The key
characteristic of community-based enterprises
is that assets belong or dedicated to the
community. It ensures that the enterprise is
accountable to the community and that the
profits or a surplus created are to be reinvested
or distributed for the benefit of the community.
However, for the sustainability of the
enterprise, it needs to be profitable while
serving the community.
Review of Literature
Community-based entrepreneurial
activities are the indigenous business model in
the country which resulted that each community
or caste has a unique entrepreneurial talent
which shows their convention and commitment
in a particular employment activity. The
following reviews help to understand the
conceptual background and impact of
Community-based entrepreneurial activities. A
community-based entrepreneurship should
reflect on the multiplicity of local needs;
however, this factor is missing in this case
which needs to be explored further. The
empowerment promoted by community
enterprises suggests a shift towards the
strengthening of existing capacities at an
individual level and groups in a community.
The major limitation of this phenomenon is the
lack of community orientation in a modern
society, capacity, and generalization of a model
elsewhere.
Peredo and Chrisman (2006)
considering the community as a main actor
rather than a contextual element in the start-up
and development of new enterprise mean that
the community is endogenous to the enterprise
and the entrepreneurial process. In addition to
assigning the community with an active role the
authors assume that it acts corporately and
collaboratively, thus arguing that the
community is both the entrepreneur and the
enterprise. It means that the enterprise exists
because of the initiative and participation of
community members. This suggests a need for
further examination of the concept of
community.
Sazzad parwez (2017), community-
based entrepreneurship is considered to be an
important instrument for the realization of
potential among marginal and deprived
communities isolated from the mainstream
economy and is important in bringing social
upliftment. Cultural values, shared resources,
linkages, and mutual trust work for the
community, nurtured through close personal
relations for the functioning of economic
activities.
Vanessa ratten & isabell m. welpe
(2011) community-based social and societal
entrepreneurship have increased in importance
in the past decade as globally more people and
organizations are interested in issues related to
how to encourage a sustainable world for future
generations. The aim of this special issue is to
discuss the importance of the community-
based, social and societal entrepreneurship by
focusing on the most cutting edge research in
the field.
Suresh, and saravanan (2013), the
community based entrepreneurial venture is
facing problems in every step from societal
barriers to the market. This form of
entrepreneurship takes place among the
marginalized group because of socio-economic
constraints. Studies have shown that they can
lift themselves from the morass of poverty
stagnation through entrepreneurial activities
based on collective action.
Sukmamurni Abdul Manaf et al.
(2015) observed that religious mission is the
core of business activity or embedded in the
business operations of a religious based
enterprise. This mission will guide the creation
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of a social impact that will most probably be
able to attract followers, customers and also
investors. Religious-based entrepreneurship
offers a business opportunity for economic
improvement while motivating and guiding the
society to improve their religious beliefs and
practices which may perhaps lead to the
generation of a better society.
Matthias Fink (2013) investigated that
community-based aspect of entrepreneurship in
rural municipalities of central Europe one of the
clearest findings is that community activities
and business activities function within separate
spheres of life. Furthermore, evidence suggests
that municipalities struggle to provide support
to local SMEs as finding a balance between
liberal market approaches and public
intervention is challenging.
Paula Linna (2010) suggested that
community entrepreneurship/community-level
entrepreneurial models might be appropriate to
changing community livelihoods at least in
two-fold situations: For investment requiring
high capital especially relating to providing
access to essentials such as electricity and water
delivery, by which it also need collaborative
efforts of maintenance.
Handy et al. (2011) suggest that
multiple goals are not a key characteristic of
community-based enterprises. In their
empirical example from India they identify the
presence of economic goals only. However, the
enterprise that is the focus of the study tackles
poverty, which is a social as well as an
economic problem and overcoming it can be a
social as well as economic goal. The next
section discusses poverty alleviation as an
inherent characteristic of community-based
enterprises.
Vanessa Rattenand Isabell M. Welpe
(2011) focused that Community-based, social
and societal entrepreneurship have increased in
importance in the past decade as globally more
people and organizations are interested in issues
related to how to encourage a sustainable world
for future generations. Policy makers will also
gain from the exploration of new ways of
thinking about community-based and social
entrepreneurship that are addressed in this
special issue.
Sodhia and Tang (2011) argue that
rural community enterprises aim to overcome
income poverty of individual members within
the community by giving them access to an
otherwise unavailable economic opportunity.
This research suggests opportunity creation is a
useful characteristic of community enterprises
that is applicable beyond the severe income
poverty context. In this case, the creation of the
community-based enterprise facilitates the
access to the particular economic opportunity
provided by the cooperative ownership of a
large amount of real estate property.
Ramesh Sardar (2015) delivered to
dalits have been at the bottom of the income and
social ladders, despised and exploited. Most of
the Dalit entrepreneurs face problems varying
from difficulties in getting enough supplies on
credit, lack of social networks, and absence of
kin groups in the business and control of
traditionally dominate business caste groups.
Trends in Community - Based
Entrepreneurial Activities
A community is the small or large
social unit who has something in common, such
as norms, religion, values, or identity.
Community- based enterprises relate to a range
of areas including social entrepreneurship,
economic development, empowerment zones,
grass roots enterprises, and collective
entrepreneurship. It is on the alternative social
enterprise model geared towards the pursuit of
a community’s economic and social goals.
Community based entrepreneurship
development programme have the potential to
provide local entrepreneurs the required skills
and network to grow their businesses. Focusing
on community-based entrepreneurship is a
change from the traditional economic
development approach of wooing
manufacturers and industries into a community.
In India, entrepreneurial activities are mostly
belongs to community based which are depends
on their traditional competence in a particular
activities. As per the Veda, caste or community
were classified on the basis of their traditional
occupation, therefore they are the master in a
particular entrepreneurial activities. When the
community based entrepreneurial activities are
going to be strengthen and modernized with
latest technology, it would be a competitable
entrepreneurial activities.
Conclusion
In India, community based
entrepreneurial activities are the age old
concept which associated with our tradition and
convention based on the caste system.
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Community-based entrepreneurial activities
could be an successful response to the
“structural and functional disconnection
between indigenous, informal, and formal
institutions.” Few policy initiatives need to be
taken for fostering a positive attitude towards
entrepreneurship among members of weak
communities and encouraging the catalytic role
towards further development. Community-
based enterprise offers a promising approach
towards poverty reduction in deprived
communities to the limited extent. However,
economic and non-economic goals can enhance
the realization of social and material resources
of the communities as suggest by the case. It
also touches upon the role of cultural values,
institutional arrangements, and structures in the
formation of the enterprise. Promotion of
Community-based entrepreneurial activities
through proper training and guidance, it would
be a successful business model in the world like
Tabba Wala in Mumbai.
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