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A data set for U.S. counties that includes residence status of firm owners is used to assess whether per capita density of locally owned businesses affects local economic growth, compared…
It is generally accepted by economic development professionals and municipal officials that new real estate development will not only enhance the economic base of the community, but that it will…
Financial cooperatives have fared better than the investor-owned banks in times of crisis. Savings and credit cooperatives, cooperative banks and credit unions have grown, kept credit flowing especially to small…
It presents a model for exploring how individual make choices about the purchase of products and services, and about how much they spend on specific kinds of items.
This workbook offers a template for discovering what kinds of skills, abilities and experiences individuals possess that could be translated into economic activity and increased economic stability for a local…
The Canadian Centre for Financial Literacy has published a report finding there is substantial, if not yet extensive, evidence that community financial literacy interventions can make an important contribution to…
Introduction This report responds to one of the five policy recommendations made at the Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNet) National Policy Forum held in March, 2001. The purpose of…
Executive Summary This paper presents the Canadian CED Network’s (CCEDNet) policy proposal for using tax credits and other mechanisms to increase the amount of financial capital available for CED in…
Summary This paper outlines current social finance and investment in the social economy followed by identification of opportunities and challenges for the social finance marketplace in Canada. In the Social…
Accelerating Impact, a report prepared by E.T. Jackson and Associates and commissioned by The Rockefeller Foundation as part of a third-party evaluation of our Impact Investing initiative, provides one of…
Innovative social finance in Ontario has a long history, though the field has only recently begun to gain higher profile. As the role of the government, nonprofit and for-profit sectors…
In his new book, CCEDNet founding member Mike Lewis, of the Canadian Centre for Community Renewal, builds on 35 years of leadership in community economic development, the social economy and…
