(SOH.shul awn.truh.pruh.NOOR)
n.
A person who uses business methods to create and run a company dedicated to philanthropy or social causes.
Example Citation:
Kelly is one of 25 social entrepreneurs — do-gooders with business savvy as well as compassion — featured in 'The Business of Heart: How Everyday Americans are Changing the World' (Shadow Mountain, $ 19.95).
— Cate Terwilliger, "Giving Back: Everyday folks revive the spirit of doing good," The Denver Post, April 23, 2000
Earliest Citation:
In the final chapter, Chamberlain reveals that he is waiting for the emergence of a new breed of business executive — social entrepreneurs who would be encouraged to commit themselves and their corporations to constructive attacks on social problems by changing the rules under which the corporations operate.
— William R. Dill, "Fancy footwork but little yardage; Remaking American Values by Neil W. Chamberlain, Basic Books 194 pages $9.50," Business Week, January 31, 1977
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