WHAT IS SOCIAL
ENTERPRISE?

View some common Canadian social enterprise definitions, and test to see if you are engaging in social enterprise.

BENEFIT COMPANIES

Beginning on June 30, 2020, BC will be the first province in Canada to offer the Benefit Company option, as a legal ‘container’ for social enterprise.

COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION
COMPANIES

What is a Community Contribution Company (C3)? Learn more about their unique features and how to establish a C3.

Welcome to the BC Centre for Social Enterprise

Ours is a virtual Centre composed of a non-profit organization (which provides fee-for-service technical assistance) and a charity (whose mandate involves public education and research) dedicated to promoting social enterprise development in British Columbia Canada, and across the nation.

About the Centre

About the Centre

Learn about our history, our people, and recent news items.

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Our Services

Our Services

Learn how we can contribute to your organizational success.

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Trusted Professionals

Trusted Professionals

Meet some recommended experts in the field.

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Client Testimonials

Client Testimonials

Review feedback from our satisfied fan base.

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Fast track to impact: ‘social acquisition’

Purchasing an existing business rather than building a social enterprise from scratch

Social acquisition is a way to skip the testing phase, and back a winner.

Scale Institute has done some big thinking, in terms of steps that a community-based organization might take, in acquiring an existing business, and converting it to a social enterprise.

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