Leo Bartlett from the Australasian Institute for Social Entrepreneurship explores some recent understandings of the meanings of social enterprise.

"While the topic appears jaded and well-worn as Charles King suggests, it needs addressing constantly if only to remind social entrepreneurs that the intrinsic attributes or elements in their understanding of the word in practice and in operational terms are themselves in a constant state of change; and that they need to continually self-evaluate their social enterprises and practices if they are to achieve their social goals and to effect real and not just nominal change in their enterprise projects."

Read Leo Bartlett's Full paper - An Exploration of Contemporary Meanings of Social Enterprise (PDF 172KB)