Co-ops 101 is BCCA's introduction to co-operatives and the co-op movement. Designed to be relevant and interesting everyone from new co-operators, employees at co-ops and credit unions, or anyone interested in the co-op movement, it's an excellent way to learn more about co-ops. This event will be held by webinar only; participants will require an internet connection and telephone.

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Learn about co-op business basics.

• The co-op development path
• Assessing a business idea
• Feasibility and business planning
• The nuts and bolts of starting a co-op
• Support and assistance from the BCCA and the co-op sector

Access co-op developmeent support.

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Social innovation is about bringing out positive change, but how do you know if you've succeeded? How do you know what kind of impact you're having and how can you better learn about what you're doing to develop, enhance and sell your product offerings to the public, clients, and funders? What are the thinking tools and strategies needed to apply evaluation to social innovation?

In this interactive 1-day workshop you'll find answers to these questions and learn:

• How to see and think about the systems you are in;
• What Developmental Evaluation and Developmental Design are and how they can inform your work in generating adaptive and sustainable programs, products and services;
• How to develop feedback systems (data collection) that meets your needs and fits your resources;
• How to define and envision social innovation for your enterprise;
• How to ask useful questions about what you do and how you do it that lead to productive innovation, rather than stifle it altogether; 
• The fundamentals of strategy as it relates to a social innovation mission and evaluation;
• What the design fundamentals are for innovating as you go

This workshop is aimed at social entrepreneurs, those working in health and social services, government, academia and industry who want to learn how to influence social change and better understand their efforts to create adaptive, responsive and effective programs and services. Join Cameron Norman, the Principal of CENSE Research + Design, and others working in social innovation for this interactive learning experience. Dr. Norman has graduate degrees in psychology, design and a doctorate in public health. He's also been trained in complex systems and holds a Credentialed Evaluator designation with the Canadian Evaluation Society. Dr. Norman brings more than 20 years experience working in social innovation contexts and brings together research and design to support organizations in becoming better at what they do. 

For more information about the event, contact us as info@cense.ca. 

Note: This event uses PayPal services. If you are not able to access or use Paypal for some reason please send an email to info@cense.ca by March 18th to request an invoice for alternative payment methods. Please include details about the name (personal or organization), address, email and phone number that will be tied to the invoice. Invoices are sent electronically to the email address provided. We will do our best to accommodate these requests as quickly as possible, but cannot guarantee availability of space if invoices are not processed prior to the event.

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The Canada Business Network, a government information service for businesses and start-up entrepreneurs, provides a single point of access for federal and provincial / territorial government services, programs and regulatory requirements for business.
 
This webinar will introduce you to the Canada Business Network and how you can make the most of its information and resources.

Format:
12:00 - 12:05 pm | Welcome
12:05 - 12:25 pm | Presentation
12:25 - 1:00  pm  | Question Period

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For more information:
Mary Sicoli, Webinar Coordinator
CEDEC
514-903-3753 (ext. 221)
mary.sicoli@cedec.ca

The CEDEC Small Business Support Network is an initiative of the Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation (CEDEC).
 
CEDEC is funded by the Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities and by the Government of Canada.

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Innoweave is pleased to partner with the Sustainability Network and Venture Deli to offer a Social Enterprise Workshop in Toronto.

This workshop is intended for organizations that are thinking seriously about creating a social enterprise, and have the readiness to do so. The session will provide information on how to go about creating a social enterprise, but more importantly, it will provide the space and support for leadership teams to think through their next steps in launching a business. 

Innoweave workshops are intended for leadership teams of organizations - organizations should send 3-4 people to this workshop in order to make the best use of group activity time. 

Interested organizations are encouraged to attend one or both of Innoweave’s upcoming Social Enterprise webinars in preparation for the workshop:

• Innoweave Introduction to Social Enterprise, March 20th, 2014, 1:00pm-2:00pm EST is designed to help nonprofit leaders learn about Social Enterprise.
• Innoweave Social Enterprise Opportunity Identification Session, April 9th, 2014, 12:00pm-2:00pm EDT is designed to help organizations explore a range of social enterprise options that they could develop. Organizations can then select one of those options to develop at the workshop.

To apply for this workshop:

• Complete the Social Enterprise Self-Assessment; you will be asked to include your results code in your application.
• Click here and follow the instructions to create an application. Prior to creating an application, you will need to create an account and log in. Once you are logged in, start a new submission under "Innoweave Applications" and choose Collective Impact Workshop 1.
• Complete the application in full and please remember to click "Submit Application" when you are done. Only one application form per team is required.
• Applications are due May 2nd, 2014. Space is limited. Successful applicants will be notified by May 9th, 2014.

Only one application form per team is required. Space is limited and priority will be given to organizations that have the capacity and readiness to start or expand social enterprise activities

Organizations that participate in any Innoweave workshop will be eligible to apply for a small grant to engage a coach to help them create a social enterprise. The next round of grants will be launched in Spring 2014. To learn more about Innoweave Implementation Grants, click here.

If you have any questions, please contact us at info@innoweave.ca.

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Got an idea for a Social Enterprise, but not sure if it's a good one? Looking to choose between one of many ideas? Looking to develop some more ideas that you might launch? 

Join Innoweave and our partner enp Canada for the Innoweave Social Enterprise Opportunity Identification distance workshop on April 9th at 12:00pm, presented by David LePage of Accelerating Social Impact, to learn more about what makes a good Social Enterprise, how to hone your idea, and how to prepare your organization to take your idea to feasibility and market studies.

This live web-based workshop will help prepare organizations to attend an Innoweave Social Enterprise workshop on developing your social enterprise idea (note: while only one registration per organization is necessary, the workshop is designed around exercises to be worked through with 3-4 team members). Upcoming Social Enterprise workshops are listed here.

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Participants in the workshop may also be interested in the Innoweave Introduction to Social Enterprise webinar, which is designed to precede this one. More details about this webinar are available here.

If you have any questions, please contact us at info@innoweave.ca.