Young entrepreneurs matter right now
In 2006, Statistics Canada forecast that one in five Canadian entrepreneurs would be retiring within the next five years. That timeline is knocking on our door now. What’s more, the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) projects that 71% of business owners will...
Social enterprises worth watching
Last time, I wrote that social enterprise and entrepreneurship is a movement, not a model. I suggested that people could undertake various forms of action within its framework and still be tied to each other through the connective tissue of a common vision. It...
Social enterprise is a movement not a model
You don’t often expect to have conversations about social enterprise with strangers on the subway. So I was somewhat surprised when a passerby in his twenties pointed at me from across the underground hallway leading to the turnstiles. He smiled when he approached...
Making the Case for the Social Impact Bond: In conversation with Tracy Palandjian of Social Finance US
Founded in January 2011, Social Finance US is a nonprofit organization dedicated to mobilizing investment capital to drive social progress. Focused on designing public-private-nonprofit partnerships that tackle complex social challenges such as poverty and crime,...
Reinventing Business One Trip at a Time: Bruce Poon Tip talks about his bestselling book, Looptail
Elisa Birnbaum speaks with pioneering social entrepreneur Bruce Poon Tip about his new book, Looptail: How One Company Changed the World by Reinventing Business. In the interview, the founder of award-winning G Adventures and bestselling author candidly shares his...
Bringing Birthday Parties to All: Sheliza Kassam and Children’s Birthday Miracles
In our ongoing series profiling changemakers making a difference in our communities, we turn to a 16-year-old Calgarian by the name of Sheliza Kassam, founder of the nonprofit organization, Children's Birthday Miracles (CBM). With the vision of providing less...
Personal Finance Interview with Nicole Zummach on New Ways of Thinking about Money
[This article was originally published in Mint.com] Business and the way we do business is changing, along with many other things as well, like how we manage our finances. Thanks to technology and emerging social enterprise models, the future is looking very...
In Conversation with Marty Donkervoort on Inner City Renovation
Marty Donkervoort is one of Canada's most respected veterans in the field of social enterprise, a man who has proven one can make a difference in our communities by balancing financial know-how with good 'ole fashion social consciousness. For a decade, Donkervoort...
Moving Social Finance Forward: An Interview with Ted Levinson
Originally published on Social Velocity Interview by Nell Edgington Nell: RSF Social Finance is really the leader in the social finance market, you’ve been doing this long before anyone started talking about a “social capital marketplace.” Given that long history,...
In the Business of Change written by SEE Change publisher & editor Elisa Birnbaum highlights social entrepreneurs around the world. Get your print or audiobook where you normally buy or download books Learn More
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