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 enterprise....
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 passion...
Wondering what all that B Corp talk is about? SEE Change contributor and legal advisor, Natalie McFarlane, breaks it down for you here. There has been much ado south of the border about recent developments with B Corps (B stands for “Benefit”) and the...
