Social entrepreneurship: Resurgence and innovation of entrepreneurship

Traditionally, entrepreneurship has been associated with profit making individuals who aim high and achieve a lot for themselves in the world of tough competition. But, with the empowerment and responsiveness of the citizens of the developing world, a new resurgence has started in the field of entrepreneurship with innovation, particularly among the youth of the world. This resurgence is the growth of Social Entrepreneurship, where profits are not the end result, but just the means to achieve the end result of social enhancement and further empowerment. Social entrepreneurs, with their powerful ideas and thirst for revolution, create innovative solutions for progression in the lives of people in an extraordinary ways. This paper outlines India's social entrepreneurship scenario, and is intended to give the reader a succinct overview on resurgence and innovation of social entrepreneurship in several sectors.