Social entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan is a necessity or a fashion trend

The article discusses the concept of «social entrepreneurship», which is the gaining popularity worldwide. The main approaches to this concept, the criteria of social entrepreneurship are studied. The authors also conducted a survey among the population to identify - how people familiar with the concept of «social entrepreneurship». The tendencies of social entrepreneurship development in Kazakhstan: current status and problems of its development. At this stage of development in Kazakhstan according to official data, there are about 150 social entrepreneurs, according to unofficial about 500. That is, a lot of people who do this kind of business, but they do not realize that this is a new direction. Basically, social entrepreneurship is actively developing in Almaty, Astana, Shymkent, Kostanai, East Kazakhstan region. The research revealed that the most relevant areas for social enterprise in Kazakhstan is the creation of jobs for vulnerable populations, protecting the environment, educational services and services in the field of healthcare. But despite the positive successes there are more barriers in this activity than opportunities: legal niceties, the sluggishness of state structures and bureaucracy, secrecy and little information on tenders, the difficulties in attracting sponsors, finding people who have specific data in the industry.

social entrepreneurship, criteria, social impact, innovation, entrepreneurial approach, auction, information, социальное предпринимательство, критерии, социальное воздействие, инновация, предпринимательский подход, тендеры, информация, әлеуметтік кәсіпкерлік, критериялар, әлеуметтік әсерлер, инновация, кәсіпкерлік тәсілдер, тендерлер, ақпарат

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