사회적 기업의 지속가능성을 위한 자금조달방안

A social enterprise is an organization that applies commercial strategies to maximize improvements in human and environmental well-being, rather than maximising profits for external shareholders. Social enterprises can be structured as a for-profit or non-profit, and may take the form of a co-operative, mutual organization, a social business, or a charity organization. In Korea, Social Enterprise Promotion Act has been established and the purpose of this Act is to contribute to the enhancement of social unity and the quality of life of citizens by supporting social enterprise in the creation of new job opportunities and the expansion of social services that have been undersupplied in our society. In United States, many states offers new business forms for the social enterprise. And the community interest companies(CIC), the organization form that the U.K. established as a legal designation for social enterprise in UK. In many country, the new legal forms for the social enterprise, because it is that the Corporation of the Commercial Law is inappropriate for social enterprise. The Social Enterprise means an enterprise certified in accordance with Article 7 of this Act as one that pursues a social objective aimed at enhancing the quality of life of community residents by providing vulnerable social groups with social services and job opportunities while conduction its business activities, such as the production and sale of goods and service. But, it is necessary for the improvement of Social Enterprise Promotion Act and other Enterprise Establishment Acts to revitalize the Social Enterprise. In this article, with these issues in mind, I would like to explore problems and remedies of Social Enterprise Promotion Act and other Enterprise Establishment Acts.