THE SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION IN SELECTED REGIONS OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC THROUGH SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Social innovation is crucial for economic and social development, and thus social welfare. The implementation of social innovation still depends largely on public support particularly, in less developed countries. Social enterprises are one type of social innovation. These enterprises play an important role in local development and often create employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities or social and cultural disadvantages. Profit is used for further development of the social enterprise. This paper is devoted to the creation of social enterprises through the European Social Fund in selected regions of the Czech Republic. Its aim is to analyse the evolution of unemployment inclined towards social exclusion and to compare this situation with the support of new social enterprises.