Join business leaders and social entrepreneurs at the Social Venture Institute (SVI) for an intensive, interactive inquiry into how to face the day-to-day challenges of running a socially conscious enterprise.

Take advantage of this opportunity to fine tune business strategies, learn best practices for solving problems and build long lasting relationships with business peers and mentors.

Social Venture Institute Vancouver (SVI Vancouver) brings together mission-based entrepreneurs and business leaders from across sectors and generations for a dynamic gathering to share goals, challenges and successes in the heart of downtown Vancouver. SVI Vancouver is an extension of Hollyhock's Social Venture Institute and opens up access and opportunity as a satellite conference that supports the campus conference on CortesIsland and inspires the Vancouver social venture community. Our Vancouver conference is a practical, problem-solving alternative "business school" within a confidential and supportive setting.

This year, Social Venture Institute celebrates it's 20th anniversary in downtown Vancouver at Woodwards SFU April 22 - 24, 2015. The registration cost is $575.

For the 2015 conference, all 120 participants will apply to attend as part of a pre-approval process. This year, all applications for SVI Vancouver will be reviewed in three rounds starting at the end of January, again at the end of February, and throughout the month of March. Depending on the date you submit your application, you will hear back from the producer team in the coming days or weeks.