This article describes the components of a formation model for social entrepreneurship in accordance with the Colombian context, deeply analysing different research works to identify the special details that the social entrepreneur should develop, thus establishing the formation model that has been taught in regard with entrepreneurship, specifically the case of Colombian higher education institutions. Additional, an approximation to the context of the Colombian entrepreneur is made. Taking into account all these issues, a model for the development of social entrepreneurship is designed which includes the dimensions of purpose, strategy, context and individual.
