THE ROLE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL FOR THE INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF VETERANS’ AND WOMENʼS BUSINESSES

Post-war reconstruction of Ukraine’s economy is possible only if entrepreneurial activity is activated and women’s and veterans’ businesses are developed. To achieve this, it’s worth emphasizing the new quality of the institution of social capital and its inclusive development. The purpose of the article is to present the socioeconomic effects of the functioning of women’s and veteran-owned businesses, to determine what the inclusiveness of these businesses is manifested in, and what a high-quality social capital institution contributes to. To achieve the specified goal, the work used methods of analysis and synthesis, grouping, generalization, comparison, and systemic methods, which allowed for a comprehensive study of existing scientific works on the issues of inclusive development of social capital for entrepreneurship, to solve the tasks set for scientists, and to outline the prospects for future research. The article substantiates and reveals manifestations of inclusiveness and barrier-freeness in women’s and veterans’ businesses. It’s indicated that by building a business, veterans have the opportunity to establish new social ties, get rid of the “fears” of war, and restore old business contacts; women in business show perseverance, multitasking, inspiration, a high level of motivation, and interest in developing a partner business, because women are extremely sociable individuals. It was found that the qualitative development of social capital contributes to the creation of a “healthy” business ecosystem of women’s and veterans’ businesses; forms strategic but flexible thinking; improves the implementation of equal opportunities policies. Relevant tools for supporting veteran entrepreneurship in Ukraine are presented, including information and consulting, educational, institutional, financial, and economic support. The practical value of the study lies in the proposed social measures to combat the elimination of social isolation of veterans and poverty of women; elimination of the “gap” in wages between inclusive groups of workers and ordinary workers.