Turkey ranked as having the worst environment for social entrepreneurs, scoring poorly in most of 12 indicators used to measure political, economic, regulatory and cultural factors. Ireland and Venezuela also fared badly.Most experts, 85%, said the number of social entrepreneurs finding ways of combining business with social purpose was growing although there is little data tracking the sector. They cited ventures such as US-based Pipeline Angels that runs bootcamps to teach female investors how to fund women social entrepreneurs. "There are still too many people who view social entrepreneurs as a bunch of hash-fuming utopian people in knitted sweaters. A 2016 survey by Bank of America found 85% of millennials were interested in having a social impact through investment.

Source: Economic Times September 15, 2016 08:03 UTC