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When developing a social enterprise, it’s easy to get your value proposition mixed up with your social goals. Your value proposition describes what your product or service offers your customer…
This report looks at a range of local employment and economic development issues in Saskatchewan and the Yukon, Canada, with a focus on indigenous peoples. The report provides a comparative…
Over the last decade, impact investing—a targeted approach to investment in companies, organizations, and funds with the intention of generating social and/or environmental impacts alongside a financial return—has gained interest…
Knowing who your customers are and how to reach them is key to business success. Candace Campo, owner and operator of Talaysay Tours on the Sunshine Coast, talks about her…
As documented in the 2015 report on Social Finance by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities,…
The increasing bilingualism of Quebec’s English-speaking workforce is a fundamental asset to build upon as the ability to speak more than one language has positive economic payoffs. Data show that…
This compendium contains 20 case studies of public programmes in European countries that are successfully supporting business creation by people from disadvantaged and under-represented groups in entrepreneurship. The populations targeted…
Major changes are happening in the structure of the economy of British Columbia. Many communities are facing radical shifts as traditional resource-based activities are in decline. In a climate of…
The Toronto Community Benefits Network (TCBN) has built a strong community-labour partnership with a support base of workforce development agencies, learning institutions and funders. Collectively, TCBN are having impact on…
A road map to successful policies and programs that are creating access to solar technology and jobs nationwide. The Low-Income Solar Policy Guide was developed by nonprofits GRID Alternatives, Vote…
Canadian communities have untapped opportunities to strengthen local economies, reduce current and future energy costs and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and create jobs by investing in smarter and more integrated…
As the changing labour market forces more people into precarious employment and low-income work, the Metcalf Foundation is committed to supporting the individuals, organizations, and ideas that can strengthen our…
