Social Businesses and Social Entrepreneurship in the Face of Sustainable Development Challenges

Dear Colleagues,

Social business and social entrepreneurship are increasingly important for economic development policies because they create social and economic values. Their contribution to the development of countries is based on their ability to create employment, especially for the disadvantaged segments of society, or their contribution to innovation and the creation of new goods and services, often for unmet social needs. In addition, they play a fundamental role in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) promoted by the United Nations in their Agenda 2030. Achieving the SDGs requires collaboration across sectors, organizations, and individuals. In this context, social businesses balance sustainability and impact, so they are sustainable by design, and most of them particularly focus on solving the problems created by the current economic system.

From Yunus Centre Cantabria (Spain), we are delighted to announce this Special Issue, with the purpose of promoting research on the current challenges and opportunities for social business and social entrepreneurship in the face of the Agenda 2030. Papers submitted to this Special Issue should cover topics including the characterization of social entrepreneurs, measurement of social business impact, their contribution to SDGs achievements, etc. General topics related to social businesses and social entrepreneurship are welcomed as well. We are equally open to conceptual papers and empirical studies around this topic.

Dr. Carlos Lopez-Gutierrez
Dr. Ana Fernandez-Laviada
Prof. Dr. Andrea Pérez
Guest Editors

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