For every government dollar invested in Momentum’s Self Employment Program over $7 is returned to the community, reveals a new economic evaluation.
The Community Futures Program (CFP) supports Community Economic Development (CED) and builds the self-reliance and capacity of communities to realize their full sustainable potential. The objectives of the CFP in support of this mandate include fostering economic stability, growth and job creation; helping to create diversified and competitive local rural
The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) was enacted in 2000 as part of the bipartisan Community Renewal Tax Relief Act (P.L. 106-554), which then President Bill Clinton called "the most significant effort ever to help hardpressed communities lift themselves up through private investment and entrepreneurship".
Posted: December 4, 2014
A new study on co-operatives and social enterprises prepared for the Co-operative Enterprise Council of New Brunswick (CECNB), with support from the Department of Post-Secondary Education and Labour, revealed that co-operatives make a significant economic impact in the province. T
Posted: November 28, 2014
In anticipation of the 2015 federal election, CCEDNet's Policy Council has updated our policy priorities and we are seeking your input.
Offering a loan to help a non-profit day care in a low-income community expand its services; helping members make socially responsible investments; providing preferential rates for the purchase of fuel efficient cars; contributing to a community capital fund for environmental businesses. These are all examples of social finance.
