S. G. Klimova, I. A. Klimov. Modernizing Effects of Social Entrepreneurship Petersburg Sociology today - 2015 S. G. Klimova, I. A. Klimov. Modernizing Effects of Social Entrepreneurship Petersburg Sociology today - 2015 // Proceedings of the Sociological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. - Vol. 6 - Saint-Petersburg: Nestor-history, 2015. — Р. 266-299.ISSN 2308-3166Posted on site: 21.03.16Текст статьи.AbstractThe article proposes the definition and empirical features of social enterprise , suitable for identification and to determine the effect of the social activities of such enterprises. On the example of 15 companies operating mainly in small and medium-sized cities in Russia, analyzed activity leaders for the development and creation of new rules and practices that are relevant to achieving not only production , but also for social purposes . A proposed typology of social enterprises , their differing socio- cultural projects and describes the forms of existence of such projects.