This article examines the powerful yet overlooked role of community-based enterprises
(CBEs)—enterprises that are collectively established, owned, and controlled by the …

An emerging area of scholarship can be found at the nexus between entrepreneurship and
community development. Beyond a mere focus on firms and their contributions, this growing …

In this article we develop the concept of community-based enterprise (CBE) and argue that it
provides a potential strategy for sustainable local development in poor populations. We …

Although there is wide recognition of the importance of entrepreneurship for generating
societal impact, entrepreneurial activities alone rarely achieve a positive impact without the …

In this article, the authors examine the existing literature addressing the relationship
between entrepreneurship and the community and conclude that this is an important, yet …

The creation of commons—resources that are shared, accessible, and collectively owned
and managed by communities—is increasingly being adopted by social entrepreneurs as a …

Although of undisputed importance for practice and regional policy, community-based
entrepreneurship, when it comes to the literature, has only developed slowly over the course …

Community entrepreneurship is a potentially powerful mechanism to improve the well-being
of rural communities. To mobilize inhabitants for collective action, an emerging community …

Community-based, social and societal entrepreneurship have increased in importance in
the past decade as globally more people and organizations are interested in issues related …

This paper reviews the literature on community enterprises (CEs), ie organizations that
engage in commercial activity and operate for the development of a local community by …