1 Social Entrepreneurship in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Opportunities and Constraints

Dragana Vilić

doi:10.62907/eemr220101001v

Authors

Dragana Vilić University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Economics, Banja Luka Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62907/eemr220101001v

Keywords:

social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurs, opportunities, barriers, models of social entrepreneurship in B&H

Abstract

This research explores the possibilities and constraints to the development of social entrepreneurship in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H). The first part of the paper relies on some theoretical views on social entrepreneurship as a special business activity and social entrepreneurs as its actors. The second part checks whether these activities and their actors exist (and to what extent) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We developed this reserach on the sample of 136 social entrepreneurs in B&H, who were the respondents in our survey and whose perceptions were analyzed in the research. The aim of this research is to show the relationship between opportunities and constraints for the development of social entrepreneurship in B&H. The findings of the research show that there are significant opportunities for the development of social entrepreneurship, but that they are insufficiently used. There are also numerous obstacles, both internal (the lack of self-confidence, determination and fear of failure) and external ones (financial, infrastructural, local government support).

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