... support. In addition, the study finds that financial and time constraints affect Enactus members’ social entrepreneurial actions. Practical implications The findings have implications for social entrepreneurs/enterprises, governments/policymakers and Enactus members. Originality/value To the best...

...Dilek Zamantılı Nayır; Rachel Sheli Shinnar Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify the ways in which social entrepreneurs use rhetoric to establish legitimacy for themselves and their ventures. This is done by examining interviews with 19 social entrepreneurs in the city of Istanbul...

...Anne Laure Humbert; Muhammad Azam Roomi Purpose Little attention has been given specifically to the experience of women social entrepreneurs despite the assumption they are prone to “care”, and even less to their motivations or their self-perception of success. This paper aims to provide...

... is based on four focus group discussions with early-stage social entrepreneurs, “successful” social entrepreneurs who had achieved growth, and social impact investors. Findings Social capital allows a social business founder to access financial capital to “prove their concept”, or to directly attract...