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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.

Dear America and Canada, some advice for social enterprise. Best wishes, the UK

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April 21, 2015

Liam Black reflects on roles of government and accountability in social enterprise following “The Social Entrepreneur’s A to Z” book tour. With

Nominations Open for the 2015 Social EnterPrize

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March 31, 2015

Canada’s Social Impact Organizations Celebrated with Biggest Prize Package Ever Created by the Trico Charitable Foundation in 2011, the biennial Social

Partnership will help Canada’s leading social enterprises get to the next level

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March 19, 2015

The Trico Charitable Foundation and the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) have joined forces to boost support for Canada’s leading social

“On Anxiety, Risk Taking and Getting Enough Sleep…”

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February 18, 2015

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM (MDT) $15.00; first 100 attendees receive a copy of A to Z Bow Valley College - Chiu School of Business North Campus – Room N124 (Theatre) Join us for a searingly honest conversation with corporate leader and social business guru Liam Black as he presents his new book, The Social Entrepreneur's A to Z. Full of great advice based on his own triumphs and failures, Liam brings his advice to young social entrepreneurs who he engages with around the world. This event is for students hoping to bring social purpose into their careers, for social entrepreneurs looking for a refreshing dose of honesty, for supporters who want to know how to provide better supports, for naysayers who would enjoy some humor, and for anyone who wants to learn more about what it means to use markets to solve social problems.