Business Conversion Resources

Conversion Resources

How to Convert a Business to a Social Purpose Organization
Case Studies: Co-op Conversions
Financial Supports

About Social Purpose Models

Co-operative Resources
About Social Purpose Business & Social Entrepreneurship

About Social Economics

Social Innovation & Social Finance in Canada
YouTube Videos
with perspectives from Equity-Denied Groups & international communities

 


How to Convert a Business to a Social Purpose Organization

CWCF’s Worker Co-op Academy 

CWCF’s JEDI Project Brochure

Co-op Zone: Co-op Developers to help you start or grow a co-op

Investment Readiness Program Opportunities

Co-operatives First: for Indigenous and Rural co-op development

Legacy Leadership Lab Final Report: Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience (WISIR)

Co-op Convert Initiative

Co-op Creator: transitioning a business to different types of co-ops

Co-operators Co-operative Development Program

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Case Studies: Co-op Conversions

Kincardine Ladies Fitness Co-op (Women)

Blooming Ladies (Black Women)

Glitter Bean Café (LGBTQ2S+) 

Alphapointe Association for the Blind: Contact Center Acquisition (Differently-Abled People) 

Article: Social Acquisitions to Combat Canada’s Business Closure Dilemma 

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Financial Supports

CWCF’s Technical Assistance Grants

CWCF’s Tenacity Works Investment Fund

Co-operators’ Co-operative Development Program 

Canadian Social Entrepreneurship Foundation: Canadian Grants to launch Social Enterprises

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Co-operative Resources

Government of Canada: Co-ops in Canada

International Co-op Alliance: Statement on Co-operative Identity

Co-op Principles

CWCF: The Different Types of Co-ops 

Housing Co-operatives in Canada

iMove Co-op: Co-op Resources for Marginalized and Racialized Communities 

iMove Co-op: Relevance of Co-ops for BIPOC Communities

iMove Co-op: Examples of BIPOC Co-ops 

Black Co-op History Resource List

Louder Than Ten: Co-op Learning Resources & History List

Co-operatives First: Online Courses on Co-ops 

Co-operatives First: Interactive Workshops on Co-ops

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About Social Purpose Business & Social Entrepreneurship

The Business Development Bank of Canada: What is Social Entrepreneurship? 

The Canadian Social Entrepreneurship Foundation: What is a Social Entrepreneur?

Futurpreneur: What is Social Purpose Business? 

BC Business: How Social Purpose Makes Good Business Sense 

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Social Innovation & Social Finance in Canada

Government of Canada Social Innovation & Social Finance

Social Innovation Canada

Centre for Social Innovation

Mitacs Canada on Social Innovation

Legacy Leadership Lab Final Report: Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience (WISIR)

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YouTube Videos

Perspectives from Equity-Deserving Groups & international communities

B.C Centre for Social Innovation: What is a Social Enterprise?

Burnaby Board of Trade: Why Social Purpose?
*With insights from racialized business owners in Canada

Royal Roads University: The Role of Social Purpose Organizations in Building Global Resilience 
*With international speakers from Ecuador and India
 

Edmund Hillary Fellowship: SPO provides Breakfast for Hungry Students in New Zealand

International Labour Organization: The Social and Solidarity Economy in South Africa

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