Year: 2016

First Nations reconciliation has to include rebuilding local economies. Problem solvers such as social enterprises, social entrepreneurs and the small farm movement are demonstrating we can tackle society’s most stubborn…

A New Economy is feature documentary about people making a fresh start towards building a new economy. Watch as several organizations move towards a more cooperative future by experimenting with…

The Co-operative Innovation Project (CIP) was tasked with investigating the current state of cooperative development in western Canada, and in nesting that information within the larger Canadian and international context. The driving…

In co-operative development circles in Canada, there is an assumption that co-operatives are a good “fit” in Canada’s Aboriginal communities, due to the Aboriginal cultural tradition of collective ownership. It…

The Canadian co-operative community can be found across Canada, from sector apex associations and national lobby groups to small co-operatives working to spread co-operative ideas. At the federal level, the…

Co-operative development, as an activity, has multiple players and pieces. Co-operative developers are people who provide expertise to groups looking to form a co-operative. There can be several cooperative developers,…

Co-operative development is the process by which co-operatives are formed, grow, and thrive. It also refers to work that supports the larger co-operative environment. These two levels are nested and…

British Columbians love beer and, as witnessed by the recent proliferation of breweries, craft brewing is a good business proposition. But success is not built on beer alone. SFU CED…

Launching a business requires a lot of learning, and a lot of support. 2016 LEAP! graduate Tracee Lang shares what she learned along the way about how to move from…

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…

The Effectiveness of Collaborative Processes or the Co-Construction of Public Policy The stated goal of the UNRISD conference held May 6-8, 2013, in Geneva, Switzerland was “to explore the potential and…