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Canadian Centre for Community Renewal

Social Enterprise, l'entreprise sociale

Pour le français

Welcome to the Social Enterprise page of the Canadian Centre for Community Renewal! Whether you're new to social enterprise, or an experienced practitioner, this page will put you in touch with a full range of useful resources.

FINANCING FOR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES AND THE COMMUNITY SECTOR

Especially since the 1996 Summit on the Economy and Employment, social economy players in Québec have worked to create and adapt financial tools to assist social enterprise.

In 2007, the Chantier de l'économie sociale (Montréal) and six partner organizations, with the assistance of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, worked together to tap Québec's expertise for the benefit of the rest of Canada. This project, "Financing for Social Enterprises and the Community Sector: Transferring the Lessons of a Decade of Innovation in Québec" was completed early in 2009. It presents a process through which financial officers, analysts, activists, consultants, and fund managers can make a more thorough understanding of these enterprises the basis for investment decisions.

It comprises three trainer's workbooks and two participant's workbooks. All are available free of charge from this page and from The CED Digital Bookshop:

  • The Québec Social Economy Experience An overview of the Québec experience in the social economy and financing of social/community enterprises, including nonprofits and co-operatives, compared to other parts of Canada. Trainer's Workbook.

  • Social Enterprises' Analytical Model How to establish a profile to make an investment decision and assist in the development of a project, taking into consideration all the special features of a social enterprise. Participant's Workbook. Trainer's Workbook.

  • Financial Analysis of a Social Enterprise How to restructure the financial statements of a social enterprise in order to increase its chances of success and improve access to financing. Participant's Workbook. Trainer's Workbook.

THE DEVELOPMENT WHEEL PROJECT
in BC & Francophone Ontario 2006 - 2008

The Development Wheel (DW) Project applied a best practice tool - the Development Wheel- to training, support and network building in order to answer three questions:

  1. In what ways could we adapt the Development Wheel to make social enterprise development more effective and more efficient in various parts of the country?
  2. How could we build the capacity of organizations with regional jurisdictions to foster social enterprise by means of the tool?
  3. How might we help build provincial networks supportive of social enterprise development?

We gratefully acknowledge the funding support of the Rural Secretariat, FedNor and Ontario Trillium Foundation, the commitment of our regional partners: Fraser Valley Centre for Social Enterprise in BC and RDEE in Ontario, and the participation of numerous Provincial Steering Group members in each province.

REPORTS & OTHER PROJECT DOCUMENTATION

The following documents are available from this website. Where the documents are by request, or if you would like more information about the project, please contact us.

SE Workshop Curriculum & Orientation Materials

These materials introduce the key concepts and approaches related to social enterprise development.

Project Evaluation Reports

The following interim reports document findings from interviews and data collection with provincial steering group members, regional intermediaries, and community-based organizations exploring social enterprise.

The following reports concern the Provincial Steering Committees (PSGs) - provincial or regional organizations that gave leadership to the project.

The following reports concern Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) - all groups and organizations that participated in the social enterprise workshops.

Technical Assistance & Development System Reports

This series of documents represents a focussed effort to strengthen the quality of and access to technical assistance (TA) for social enterprise (SE) in B.C. They are in English only.

  • TA Provision and Social Enterprise BC-UK
  • CFDC SE Discussion June 2007 (by request)
  • TA & SE Discussion Group Notes June 2007 (by request)
  • TA & SED System Discussion Notes Dec. 2007 (by request)
  • Business Retention Discussion with CFDCs Jan 2008 (by request)
  • TA BC Report March 2008 This report summarizes lessons from all discussion groups, pilots and research related to strengthening technical assistance in BC. It includes "Attributes of TA Providers."
  • TA Cost-Benefit Analysis Feb 2008

Other Research Reports

This section contains B.C. related research reports, although some will have relevance for Ontario and other locations as well. English only.

The Social Enterprise Newsletter

"Building Community Wealth" was distributed in the course of the project, with information about resources, reports, and contacts. Pour le français.

   

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