A social entrepreneur is interested in starting a business for the greater social good and not just the pursuit of profits. Social entrepreneurs may seek to produce environmentally-friendly products, serve an underserved community, or focus on philanthropic activities.
Roger L Martin and Sally Osberg also defined the social entrepreneur as Social entrepreneur is the one who aims for value in the form of large-scale transformation benefit that accrues either to a significant segment of society or to society at large. Usually the population which is
- under-served
- neglected
- or highly disadvantaged
do not have financial resources or political influence to achieve the transformational benefit on its own. Social entrepreneurs put all their efforts to help this population to achieve their transformational benefit.
