This survey is the second profile of social enterprises in Manitoba, building on the previous report survey completed in 2011.

Social enterprises work in communities to achieve training, income, social, cultural, and environmental missions. They contribute to local economies and growth while striving to address social inequalities. In this study, a social enterprise was defined as a business venture owned or operated by a non‐profit organization that sells goods or provides services in the market for the primary purpose of creating a blended return on investment, both financial and social/environmental/cultural. A further selection criterion was that the social enterprise must, when possible, be independently verified as a social enterprise.  

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The findings in this report cannot be considered a definitive reflection of all social enterprise sector activity in Manitoba. This is due to two factors. First, not all responding social enterprises provided complete financial data and our financial analysis was restricted to those that did. Second, the response rate, although excellent for a survey of this type, does not allow us to predict what the remaining non‐responding social enterprises would have reported, had they done so.

2014 Survey Findings at a Glance

In 2013, the 125 responding enterprises in Manitoba reported to have generated at least $63.6 million in revenues, including at least $49.3 million in sales. They paid at least $34.4 million in wages and salaries to at least 4,480 fulltime, parttime, seasonal or contract workers. They also trained 8,350 people, provided services to over 730,000, and involved 6,840 volunteers.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
   Overview and Purpose
   What is a social enterprise?
SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS
History of Community Economic Development in Manitoba
The Manitoba Social Enterprise Ecosystem
   Provincial Government Support
   Community Support
   Financial Support
   Manitoba Social Enterprise Strategy (MSES)
DATA NOTES AND METHODOLOGY
   Creating the Catalogue
   Questionnaire
   Data Treatment and Management
   Outliers
ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE
   Purpose and Mission Profile
   Organization Structure
   Relationship with Parent Organization
   Sectors of Operation
   Groups Served
   Employment
   Membership
ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS
   Age of the Social Enterprises
   Areas of Focus
   Poverty Focus
   Training
   Social Enterprises and Employment
   Relationship with Parent Organization
FINANCIAL PROFILE
   Financial Results
   Sources of Finance
Strengths and Challenges of Manitoba’s Social Enterprises
CONCLUSION
Appendix A: Key Points of Comparison‐Purpose
Appendix B: Distribution Tables
Appendix C:  Provincial Comparisons
Appendix D:  Business Sector Classification
Appendix F: Questionnaire