SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: FEATURES AND CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA
The article presents the European experience of forming criteria for classifying enterprises as social, as well as signs of social entrepreneurship entities characteristic of the Republic of Belarus. It is determined that the absence of the legal status of this form in the national legislation of the country, blurs the essence of social entrepreneurship and causes criticism from experts, making it difficult to formulate them. There is a wide variety of forms and models of social entrepreneurship that depend on economic, social and managerial factors. At the same time, the national characteristics of the country and region where the organization is located determine its specifics. Achieving a social effect is possible when the criteria reflect the state interest, the interest of business and society as a whole.