Features of status and activities of social enterprises

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In connection with the trend in the privatization of social services in this area there were private companies having different formal status and a different understanding of their tasks. Now the expert community and the entrepreneurs themselves are actively discussing the question as to whether the special status needed - a social enterprise. And if such status is needed, what a social enterprise is different from the business in the social sphere. This is a question not only of identity, but also the chance of getting benefits and preferences. The article analyzes the opinions of experts and entrepreneurs about the signs that distinguish from the usual social enterprise businesses and government agencies working in the social sphere.