SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: SOCIAL ENTERPRISES AND THEIR MARKETS IN BULGARIA

Venelin Terziev¹ and Marin Georgiev^2
1Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural History, Moscow, Russia,
Prof. D.Sc. (Ec.), D.Sc. (National Security), D.Sc. (Social Activities), Ph.D., National Military University, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria; University of Rousse, Rousse, Bulgaria, terziev@skmat.com
²Ph.D., National Military University, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, clementon@abv.bg  

Abstract

In the last decade the concept of development and promotion of social economy and social entrepreneurship are part of EU policy to tackle the social exclusion of persons in a vulnerable position. Also, the model of social economy is one of the key instruments for achieving social objectives within the framework of the sustainable and inclusive growth. Social benefits are measured by integration and employment of disadvantaged people, the contribution to the process of social inclusion of other vulnerable people, and the economic indicator is expressed by saved public funds for social welfare, on the one hand, and the additional funds compensating the social costs of long-term unemployment.

Keywords: social entrepreneurship, social enterprises, markets, health support.