Prepare for impact: legal structures and income tax categories eBook
Do you operate a social enterprise in BC? Or are you planning one? We're proud to share access to [...]
Free GrantScan resource assists Canadian organizations to access unrestricted grants and funding for operations, administration, overhead, and capacity building GalleryFree GrantScan resource assists Canadian organizations to access unrestricted grants and funding for operations, administration, overhead, and capacity building
Free GrantScan resource assists Canadian organizations to access unrestricted grants and funding for operations, administration, overhead, and capacity building
We’re pleased to share news about a resource for accessing current grant opportunities, which is available free for use by [...]
The Canadian Social Enterprise Directory is now live — add your free listing
A new, searchable online directory of Canadian social enterprises is now live and accepting listings, which are free for Canadian [...]
Considering the destination of profits test in Canada
The destination of profits test (or ‘destination test’ for short) is simply this: if the profits generated by a non-profit [...]
Non Profit Organizations (NPOs) and social enterprise in Canada
Summary: Social enterprises that are operated by Non Profit Organizations (as opposed to Registered Charities, which have different CRA guidelines), [...]
What advice would you share with an investor in social enterprise?
In a volunteer-based project being spearheaded by the Social Innovation Institute, Video Tax News, and the BC Centre for Social [...]
‘Just do it’: the Lean approach to enterprise development
Traditionally, the pathway to developing a successful enterprise is thought to involve, at the very outset, feasibility research and a [...]
BC is a hotbed of crowdfunding in Canada: a fresh way to support social enterprise launch and growth?
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NCFA’s) 2015 conference in Vancouver. I approached [...]
Structure Shop – slideshow on legal structures for social enterprise, including BC’s C3 option
Supported by legal experts, the BC Centre for Social Enterprise, under its fee-based, non-profit project ‘The Structure Shop’, assists groups to [...]
Mobilizing Private Capital for Public Good: Priorities for Canada
Here is the link to the G7 document Mobilizing Private Capital for Public Good: Priorities for Canada (Sept 2014). This paper outlines [...]