Build & Grow Your Social Enterprise

9:00am to 12:00pm Central Time
United Way of Winnipeg Learning Centre
1^st floor, 580 Main St.

Price: CCEDNet Members $25 | Non-members $75

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Hosted by Social Enterprise Manitoba
(a new CCEDNet – Manitoba initiative)

Non-profits and social entrepreneurs are increasingly considering social enterprise – a blended value model where business methods are put to work achieving social impacts. This workshop will explain what social enterprise is and what it’s not, then lead participants through an overview of the typical steps in an enterprise’s early development. The facilitators will introduce participants to tools for deciding if you’re ready to take on an enterprise, how to clarify your idea, test it’s feasibility, plan the business model including legal and financial considerations, start-up and then evaluate and strengthen.

Anyone curious about social enterprise will benefit from this half-day session. Non-profit organizations considering the model and economic or business developers wanting to expand their knowledge are particularly welcome. All participants will receive a copy of the Canadian Guide on Social Enterprise, developed by Enterprising Non-Profits.

Learning Objectives:

• What social enterprise is, and what it isn’t.
• The steps in a typical social enterprise development path, including some important legal and financial pieces.
• Resources & tools that exist to support enterprise development.
• If you’re eligible and how to apply for the Social Enterprise Manitoba Development Grant.

Organizations must attend this workshop to be eligible for a Social Enterprise Manitoba Development Grant.

Facilitators:

To be announced