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FAQ: What’s the Definition of Social Entrepreneurship?

This is a blog series dedicated to the frequently asked questions we get during the Ask Me Anything About Social Enterprise (AMAASE) sessions. One frequently asked question we get asked is “what is the definition of social enterprise?”

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Prizes of $270,000 celebrate all stages of social enterprises across Canada

At its core, social entrepreneurship uses business models/ markets to solve social problems. Regardless of whether it’s an individual or an organization, regardless of their choice of incorporation- non-profit or for-profit, these elements are the driving and amplifying force.

We support social entrepreneurship.

We are a private foundation that believes in supporting social entrepreneurship through programmatic, grant making, and partnership approaches. We take a systems view to every decision we make and foster social entrepreneurship by supporting the ecosystem and providing social entrepreneurs with capacity building resources.

We are entrepreneurial.

We believe in making social entrepreneurship mainstream. We know we can’t do it alone. Which is why we don’t just fund organizations; we work with them and learn with them to move the sector forward, taking risks along the way.

#FF: Follow Friday Hope Blooms (via @NorthEndCHC) from Halifax, Nova Scotia

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November 11, 2011

Well all know that eating salad is good for the waistline, but did you know that it can also be good for

Christi Millar on the Knowledge and Inspiration of Social Entrepreneurship

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November 7, 2011

In the following guest blog post, Christi Millar of Canadian Youth Business Foundation explains why she is attending the Enterprising Spirit Conference on November

#FF: Follow Friday Beadworks (via @ochottawa) from Ottawa, Ontario

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November 4, 2011

Historians believe that humans have been adorning themselves with jewellery for at least the last 75,000 years. I’m willing to bet you

#FF: Follow Friday @Cornerstoneyyj from Victoria, British Columbia

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October 28, 2011

Where would you go tonight if you had the urge to hear live music at a café that gives back to the