부산지역 사회적기업가를 위한 사회적기업 육성에 대한 연구

Abstract

After the IMF economic crisis aid, Korea has seen the increased interest in social economy to handle unemployment and poverty, which is expanding the interest in and the scope of social enterprise activities including the enactment of the Act on Social Enterprise Promotion and the social employment creation project. In 2003, the Korean government initiated the social employment project and the policy to support a social enterprise. As the Act on Social Enterprise Promotion went though in 2006 and was effective as of July 1, 2007, the social enterprise certification system was introduced. According to the Act, various supports for operation, facility expenses, prior purchasing of public institution, tax reduction, social insurance premium, and financial assistance are rendered to the certified social enterprise. The concept of social enterprise is not yet widely accepted, leaving unsettled several issues including the definition, the legal framework, etc. A social enterprise as a social venture based on certain region offers a wide range of methods to bring community society innovation, economy development, and welfare improvement. For the promotion of regional social enterprise, it is necessary to get rid of the obstacles standing in its path and to initiate the economically self-independent social enterprise. What follow are “key suggestions” that can be used to enhance the commitment to social enterprise promotion. Firstly, it is necessary to create a social-enterprise-friendly atmosphere. As this atmosphere starts with the awareness of the value of a social enterprise, it is required to conduct a survey on the social enterprise sector. Moreover, several activities to maintain the social enterprise support system, to set up the private and public network, to enact the municipal ordinance for a social enterprise, and to compose the regional social enterprise support council should be considered. Secondly, both competent leader training and business consulting service for a social enterprise shall be prerequisites for the enhanced capability of social enterprise. Especially in the position of a social enterprise, great efforts should be devoted to enhance the management transparency of a social enterprise.