The article deals with the social responsibility of business, provides a definition and direction of social policy, and discusses its objects and subjects. In a brief review of points of view stand four types of regions according to the degree of social influence business. It is suggested that the social responsibility of business is a factor of regional social policy and provides a list of the positions of social responsibility, as well as nine motifs stimulate business to social activities in the region.

Keywords: social responsibility of business, entrepreneurship, region.