Tax 101 for Entrepreneurs: T1 through 4 and so much more
{jcomments on} Ladies and Gents… it’s that time of year! Time to pay the tax man (insert grimace or uncomfortable shift in chair). Taxes are boring to think about and even more boring to write about, let me tell you. However, they are a must. Although submitting...
Planning your social enterprise: The business plan
You’ve finished the feasibility study; now it’s either move forward with the business plan or reassess your idea. Don’t forget, if the feasibility study indicated the enterprise idea won’t work, either as a business or as a means to deliver on your mission, that is...
Social enterprise planning: Moving from idea generation to feasibility study
In the last issue, we discussed the idea-screening step, where your objective was to eliminate the ideas that were either not a strong fit for your organization or did not provide a significant business or social impact, and identify the ideas that might be a fit and...
Social enterprise planning: The second step on the journey
After an initial investigation and organizational assessment you’ve chosen to continue the journey of developing a social enterprise. How exciting and challenging! So now it’s time to generate business ideas, evaluate them, and build support and enthusiasm for...
Plan for a successful social enterprise adventure
Recently, a group of friends got caught up in the idea of going on a trip together. As with most trips, they began thinking about and agreeing on what they wanted to experience, where they might find that adventure, and how to get there. Not so different than...Integrate social values into purchasing
There is a growing “value-based” awareness among retail consumers, and now business-to-business purchasers are also deciding that their supply chain really has to reflect, and be integrated into their corporate social responsibility goals. Greenwashing...
The Story of KLINK: How one social enterprise is offering former inmates jobs, training and hope
When Adam Brun* was released from prison after a multi-year incarceration, the former owner of an import-export business faced pretty difficult odds. “I was completely lost, I didn’t know where to start,” he recalls of those darker times. “Financially I was dead,...
Toward Leadership 2.0: The Banff Centre takes its next leap forward
This month the Alberta Government announced an allocation of $70 million in support of The Peter Lougheed Leadership Initiative, $35 million of which will support the creation of the Peter Lougheed Leadership Institute at the Banff Centre. The new...