Canada and its social enterprise sector will be in the spotlight next year when the country hosts the 2013 Social Enterprise World Forum in Calgary, October 2-4. As Canada’s first and only publication dedicated to social enterprise and entrepreneurship, we thought...

Preparing for rejection is part of the process No one wants to be rejected and yet, when you’re starting a new business, it’s something you have to be prepared for as you pitch your ideas to potential investors and clients. I’m a fellowship student in the...

Turning a great idea into a real business gets a lot easier with the right support. Toronto is a city of plenty. Its present course reminds me of those 1950s commercials about industrial “cities on the go”. Voted in the top 10 cities for innovation by Melbourne’s...

Revolution.   When we think of education, we normally think of something that is nurturing and safe. I don’t often associate risk with learning, because it is exciting to grow.   Yet revolution is on our hands; we have it right now. There is unspoken revolt by...

You may not know that just outside of Vancouver, in a sleeping giant of a town called Yarrow, is an up and coming superstar neighbourhood attracting international attention. The Yarrow Ecovillage has had inquiries from as far away as Nigeria and India about their...

Community bonds offer a new asset class for investors, but what are the pros and cons of this social investment option? A nonprofit/social enterprise walks into the bank. Nonprofit/Social Enterprise We’d like to borrow $80,000 of capital to fund our social...

Social entrepreneurs don’t get nearly enough credit. They step up to tackle some of their communities’ most vexing problems; they work with minimal resources, leveraging every last penny to achieve their goals; and they measure success at social, environmental and...

For nearly twenty years, FoodShare Toronto has operated Canada’s first and arguably largest and most successful social enterprise nonprofit food hub, helping thousands access healthy, affordable, local and sustainably produced food through a variety of revenue...

Entrepreneurship is an action word. Having that entrepreneurial spirit and the drive to get a venture off the ground are just as important as that one great idea. Social entrepreneurs have the same perseverance as mainstream entrepreneurs with an extra bit of...