Economic Empowerment and Character Development through Social Entrepreneurship

DOI

10.2991/978-94-6463-817-2_119How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Economic Empowerment; Character Development; Social Entrepreneurship; Community Resilience; Industry 4.0

Abstract

This study explores the role of Social Entrepreneurship in fostering character-based economic empowerment within communities. The rapid advancements of Industry 4.0 and Society 5.0 demand enhanced competencies, expanded networks, and digital technology adoption. To address these changes, collaboration among citizens, governments, and social elements is essential in building a resilient, proactive, and competitive society through community-driven economic initiatives. Social Entrepreneurship integrates economic empowerment with social responsibility, integrity, and gotong royong (cooperation) to strengthen community resilience. Focusing on Kelurahan Sukamentri, Garut District, this qualitative study examines how economic empowerment and character development are implemented through Social Entrepreneurship. Data were collected through library research, field observations, and interviews. The findings show that Social Entrepreneurship fosters entrepreneurship and economic empowerment centers, encouraging trade, handicrafts, and digital marketing-based business expansion. Local government is key in facilitating cooperative activities and establishing community empowerment centers, enabling residents to engage in entrepreneurial activities and enhancing economic resilience. Social Entrepreneurship helps communities adapt to economic challenges by leveraging local resources and digital transformation. The study concludes that Social Entrepreneurship is essential for sustainable economic empowerment, combining entrepreneurship with character development to create self-sufficient communities. Insights from this research can guide policymakers, practitioners, and academics in strengthening community-based economic initiatives. Future research should explore long-term impacts, cross-cultural adaptations, and digital integration in Social Entrepreneurship.

Copyright

© 2025 The Author(s)

Open Access

Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

Download article (PDF)

TY  - CONF
AU  - Barkah Juliansyah
AU  - Hilmy Nurfaizan Abdul Matin
AU  - Jamilah Jamilah
AU  - Ade Suherman
AU  - Odang Hermanto
AU  - Pat Kurnia
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/09/12
TI  - Economic Empowerment and Character Development through Social Entrepreneurship
BT  - Proceedings of the 9th Global Conference on Business, Management and Entrepreneurship (GCBME 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1008
EP  - 1014
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-817-2_119
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-817-2_119
ID  - Juliansyah2025
ER  -