EXAMPLES OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN RUSSIA
The paper characterizes the specifics of social entrepreneurship in Russian Federation, on the basis of the study identifies and analyzes the problems relevant to social entrepreneurs and recipients of services. Unsolved social problems, reduced social protection of citizens, a significant differentiation in the income of individual social groups correctly lead to a serious stratification of society, a decrease in the level of well-being, and also lead to the destabilization of the economic and political situation in the country. At the same time, modern socio-economic policies cannot be effective without fulfilling their main purpose - meeting the needs of citizens, ensuring the growth of living standards and national welfare. Social entrepreneurship focuses its efforts on the satisfaction of consumer services, creating socially significant projects. The motives of social entrepreneurs are fundamentally different from the motives of traditional businessmen (do not mix the concept of social entrepreneurship with the concept of corporate social responsibility: the differences are great) - in the same way and the measure of their success. One of the essential features of social entrepreneurship is self-sufficiency and sustainable commercial efficiency, the ability to solve social problems at the expense of income from their own activities.