Identification of Determinants of Using Crowdfunding as a Source of Financing the Development of Social Enterprises–the Perspective of Polish Social Entrepreneurs

Martyna Wronka-Pośpiech; Aldona Frączkiewicz-Wronka; Maria Węgrzyn; Krzysztof Leja

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-59131-0_15

Identification of Determinants of Using Crowdfunding as a Source of Financing the Development of Social Enterprises–the Perspective of Polish Social Entrepreneurs

Abstract

Social enterprises face funding challenges caused, among other things, by investors focusing too much on risk and return. As traditional capital markets do not meet the needs of social entrepreneurs, crowdfunding can be an alternative way to raise funds for the development of their business. In this context, crowd-funding has not been sufficiently researched, and its growing importance in business finance makes it worth understanding its impact on social enterprises. Therefore, this paper helps to fill this gap in the literature by analysing social entrepreneurs’ use of alternative forms of finance such as crowdfunding. The observation of social enterprise activities in Poland, which has been carried out systematically for several years, justifies the thesis that this phenomenon as a practical activity is relatively new and research is fragmentary and rather than in-depth. Hence the idea to address this very issue in this paper. Therefore, our study collects qualitative data from 21 social entrepreneurs to find out the reasons that facilitate or hinder its use by social enterprises.

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Martyna Wronka-Pośpiech dr
Aldona Frączkiewicz-Wronka prof.
Maria Węgrzyn prof. UEW
Krzysztof Leja dr hab. inż.

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Keywords

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP ·SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ·CROWDFUNDING AS A SOURCE OF FINANCING FOR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES ·IT COMPETENCES ·QUALITATIVE APPROACH USING IN-DEPTH EXPLORATORY INTERVIEWS

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Monographic publication

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rozdział, artykuł w książce - dziele zbiorowym /podręczniku w języku o zasięgu międzynarodowym

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English

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2024

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Wronka-Pośpiech M., Frączkiewicz-Wronka A., Węgrzyn M., Leja K.: Identification of Determinants of Using Crowdfunding as a Source of Financing the Development of Social Enterprises–the Perspective of Polish Social Entrepreneurs// Data-Centric Business and Applications. Advancements in Information and Knowledge Management, Vol. 2/ : , 2024, s.327-350

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