| The paper deals with a new emerging term within the field of entrepreneurship: social entrepreneurship and social Innovation. Social entrepreneurship refers to individual or organizational activities which use a business model to realize social goals and values and thus have social effects on society, while social innovation is defined as innovative activities which can include tools, methods, ideas, or strategies used by individuals and the public to fulfill social needs and overcome social issues. By using social Innovation, social entrepreneurs address various social problems and developmental issues. This paper is written by using exploratory approach using a review of the literature to understand the social entrepreneurship and social innovation and how both are used in tackling social and economic problems in the community. |