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The International Social Business Day is celebrated annually since 2010. Events dedicated to this day bring together social entrepreneurs, government officials, public organizations, as well as other people who are not indifferent to the pressing problems of society.

The Social Business Day is usually celebrated on June 28, the birthday of Muhammad Yunus, social entrepreneur and winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize "for his efforts to create economic and social development from below". He is the head and founder of Grameen Bank, a pioneer in microfinance and microcredit. According to him, the goals of this event :

"Its purposes are to encourage the participants to discuss the critical features of social business, and its merits, achievements, and challenges; to discuss plans for upcoming social businesses; to explore future social business opportunities; and to inspire individuals, entrepreneurs, students, foundations, and companies to create their own social businesses."

According to organizers, the first International Social Business Day was held on June 28, 2010 in Dhaka (Bangladesh), New York (USA), Tokyo, Fukuoka (Japan), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Wiesbaden (Germany) and Johannesburg (South Africa).

Since 2013, the International Day of Social Business has also been held in Russia.