Social business enterprise (SBE) is a term coined by Muhammad Yunus to describe a company that is making money while impacting the society in which it operates. It is neither an NGO nor a philanthropic foundation. An SBE is built with a social purpose in mind right from the beginning. But it is also possible to transform an established company into an SBE. The basic factor determining whether a company is dubbed an SBE will be whether the social goal remains its primary business objective and is clearly reflected in its decisions.
