Social entrepreneurs are individuals with innovative solutions to society's most urgent social problems. They are ambitious and persistent, tackling major social issues and offering new ideas for wide-scale change. Rather than leaving societal needs to the government or business sectors, social entrepreneurs find what is not working and solve the problem by changing the system, spreading the solution, and persuading entire societies to move in different directions. Social Entrepreneurship by

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... nature is essentially only bound by the social mission and theory of change. The general perception of equating Social Entrepreneurship to starting Non-profit organizations probably arises out of the strong social missions that these organizations pursue. This paper discusses the meaning of social entrepreneurship and difference between Traditional and Business Entrepreneurship & Social entrepreneurship. This paper highlights the challenges faced by social entrepreneurs. Finally, the paper attempts to suggest the measures to overcome these challenges.