In my last column I discussed the Occupy Wall Street protests and what their implications are for business ethics. What is social entrepreneurship? While most commonly it refers to not-for-profit organizations, what I want to focus on sociak is the concept of businesses which both make a profit and solve a social problem at the same time. What has become increasingly clear these days is that every business ought to have a social entrepreneurial element — as business owners we do mxkes lot to shape the economy, and as a result I believe we have a responsibility to lead the way in combating social and environmental problems. Thinking of potentially profitable business ideas can be difficult enough on its own, but how to build a social enterprise that makes money up with ideas for a business that will both turn a profit and help the wider community without having other negative impacts can seem difficult. This is largely due to the fact that many social and environmental problems are the ...