SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT THE PRESENT STAGE
The latest information on the state of social entrepreneurship at the present stage has been collected and analyzed. The intermediate position of social entrepreneurship between classical business and charity is substantiated. Various options for this activity are presented. The time-tested and new, scientifically sound business models used in this field are listed. It is alleged that the bulk of the profits of social economic organizations are going to solve the most important social problems of society at this time. It is argued that the benefits provided by a social enterprise increase the economic efficiency of the enterprise by incorporating additional labour, which make up the poor and vulnerable segments of the population, and at the same time creating new jobs. It is proposed for Russia to use the experience of the Republic of Korea as the most appropriate example of social business organization.