1. There are various definitions of social enterprise put forth by different organizations, but they generally involve private activities conducted for social and environmental purposes rather than solely profit maximization. 2. Social enterprises are often defined as having explicit social aims like job creation and training, social ownership structures where profits benefit the community, and reinvesting surpluses back into the business or community. 3. Scholars have noted that social enterprises exhibit hybrid characteristics, combining elements of markets, redistribution, and reciprocity in complex ways rather than fitting into simple models or definitions. More dimensional theories are needed to capture the diversity of social enterprise forms and activities.