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International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences 2014; 2(1): 16-21 Published online December 30, 2013 (http:// ./j/ijefm) doi: 10.11648/j.ijefm13 Development of growth strategies for social enterprises 1, 2, * 1, 2 1 Chang-Lin Yang , Leemen Lee , Yun-Chen Lee 1Department of Business Administration, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan 2Social Enterprise Research Center, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan Email address: 051125@.tw (C. L. Yang), 081638@.tw (L. M. Lee), badm2063@.tw (Y. C. Lee) To cite this article: Chang-Lin Yang, Leemen Lee, Yun-Chen Lee. Development of Growth Strategies for Social Enterprises. International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences. Vol. 2, No. 1, 2014, pp. 16-21. doi: 10.11648/j.ijefm13 Abstract: This study classifies different types of social enterprises to clarify the problems of different types and propose methods of improvement. This study divides social enterprises into four types: benchmark driven, profit seeking, self-sufficient and mission driven, based on business operating situation. Moreover, empirical research is conducted to demonstrate the social enterprise development diagram through in-depth interviews. The respondents were mainly senior managers and social entrepreneurs. According