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Posted: Fri December 11 2015
Serving as mayor provides one with an array of opportunities to demean oneself on a regular basis—funny hats and dunk tanks tend to be involved. However, for me, and for most of the mayors I know, the lowest moments occur in the grandest corporate offices during economic development 'recruitment'...
Posted: Wed December 2 2015
I admit that I have been on both sides of the debate about the definition of social enterprise: sometimes staunchly defending it as critical and essential, and at others times avoiding it as not pertinent and a waste of our time.
But now I realize it is important that we do define social...
Posted: Fri November 13 2015
The global labour market is becoming more competitive, creating a serious challenge for employers seeking to hire the talented and productive workers they need to drive their businesses forward. In an effort to confront this growing challenge, the world’s most innovative companies are...
Posted: Tue November 10 2015
Social Enterprises in Ontario: Opportunities abound
Ontario’s social enterprise sector is dynamic and growing rapidly, as described in Enterprising Change: Report of the 2015 Social Enterprise Survey for Ontario.
597 social enterprises (SEs), both non-profit and for-profit,...
Posted: Wed November 4 2015
In a certain way, this “new” economy is a return to the values that preceded the era of all around capitalism that we have known since the 50’s. This model is based on competition, to the benefit of the market, excessive individualism and consumerism. A model that shapes humans as wage-earners...
Posted: Fri October 30 2015
This blog was originally published on KPN Blog site, “David LePage puts his cards on the table about the definition of social enterprise, why it’s a verb and not a noun, and how it’s marketplace value.”
The definition of social enterprise continues on as a fascinating issue. In fact it...
Posted: Wed October 28 2015
In August of 2000, there was not yet a plan for Neighbourhoods Alive! (NA!) to partner with Neighbourhood Renewal Corporations (NRC). It had been determined that NA! would employ a Community Led Development (CLD) model. Although the CLD model was central to the NA! approach, it had not been well-...
Posted: Fri October 16 2015
The Pioneers
As the 28 weavers and other skilled workers of a small English town set their minds to creating a new business model back in 1844, I wonder if they had any vision for what their innovation would become. Their profound legacy is a global movement with incredible economic and...
Posted: Thu October 15 2015
Elections are natural times to think about the future. What kind of Canada do we want? What issues are most important? What kind of change is possible?
As soon as we start thinking about those questions, however, a flood of pressing issues begins to rise: the economy, the environment...
Posted: Fri October 2 2015
Over the last year leading up to the federal election, CCEDNet's Policy Council, Board, the People-Centred Economy group, members and staff have been hard at work to prepare election resources, raise awareness of our policy recommendations and advance our priorities with all political parties. ...
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