As a major community awareness / education activity, the Centre hosted a two-day social enterprise conference in September 2005 called Capital Change: The New Return on Investment.

Over 130 community leaders and influencers representing policy makers, social services administrators, and organizations providing services to both the business and not-for-profit sectors were in attendance. This is a strong indication of the level of interest that exists in the area of social enterprise and the potential for its positive effect on our communities.

The conference goals of building awareness and understanding; creating a positive and motivated core of individuals to lead it; and contributing to the pioneering dialogue on the social economy and enterprise development were achieved.

The event demonstrated the social value to be derived from an entrepreneurial approach to addressing socio-economic challenges in communities.

The conference was sponsored by the Business Development Bank of Canada, Coast Capital Savings and Credit Union, MCC Economic and Community Development, the Federal Rural Secretariat, Sandstorm Creative Glass Works Studio, Vancity Business Banking, Vancity Community Foundation, and Western Economic Diversification Canada. Strong organizational support was enjoyed from the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of the Fraser Valley.

Bottom Lines with Social Benefits
Presenter:	Shauna Sylvester, IMPACS
A third bottom line on a balance sheet can add value, public support and increased activity to build operations and opportunities. Incorporating social good as an organization’s principle investment can create meaningful community economic development. The session explored the reason why organizations are using entrepreneurial strategies in social enterprises to effect change that has positive economic impacts. Participants learned about incorporating social principles and goals that build an organization and increase the bottom line benefits.
	Benefits to the Triple Bottom Line sept 2005.ppt RESOURCES.doc

Business Planning for Social Enterprise
Presenters:	Daisy Quon, Coast Capital Kyle Pearce, Enterprising Non-Profits
Business planning includes the process of planning and the resulting document - the business plan. All types of businesses, in all stages of development, can benefit from business planning and the creation of a blueprint for their ventures. This workshop provided participants with an overview of business planning for a social enterprise: where to start; whom to involve: the time it will take. A business plan framework and templates were presented and participants had an opportunity to review different types of social enterprise business plans.
	Business planning.ppt

Roundtable: Legal Issues in Social Enterprise
Presenters:	Irene Gannitsos, Vancity Community Foundation Richard Bridge, Barrister and Solicitor Mark Heyendal, Canada Revenue Agency
This session focused on legal considerations for organizations contemplating or operating social enterprises. Topics included Canada Revenue Agency regulations on charities and business activities, legal structures for social enterprise, issues around unfair competition and tips for avoiding legal challenges.
	Related business plan.ppt

Cooperatives in the Economy
Presenter:	John Restakis, BC Cooperative Association
Cooperatives successfully exist in almost every sector of the economy from rural to urban, artistic to healthcare. This workshop explored the features, benefits and necessary resources and steps in establishing a member driven cooperative.
	Capital Change.ppt

Building Success Through Service
Presenter:	Dianne Archer, D. Archer Associates
Constituents, clients, customers, stakeholders; who’s on first? The workshop explored the perspectives and intentions of customer service and their application in all organizations. Participants reviewed best practices, the value of looking beneath the surface and the benefits of open, regular communication in building capacity.
	BUILDING SUCCESS THROUGH SERVICE.doc

Blending Social Values into the Marketing Mix
Presenter:	Angie McLeod, HIP Strategic Consulting
The traditional recipe for successful marketing campaigns rests on the 4 P’s of product, price, place and promotion. Like any good recipe, tradition can be modified to fit new circumstances with the addition of new and exciting ingredients. Such is the case of marketing social enterprises. Spice up the 4P mix to reflect the core social and economic principles that guide these enterprises. This was the message of this session that reviewed and examined a new marketing mix for successful social enterprises.
	Marketing Social Enterprises.ppt Social Enterprise Resources.doc

Using the GPI to Measure Social Enterprise Success
Presenter:	Vince Verlaan, SPARC BC
Using a highly interactive format, participants were able to connect their interests and experience in social enterprise with an emerging model – the Genuine Progress Index – for jointly defining and working towards “community well-being”. The objectives of this session were to understand: GPI as an indicator tool that helps blend concerns and ideas for social, ecological and economic progress How the GPI could be used to understand issues related to the social economy and social enterprise The goals and purposes of the GPI Pacific Society
	FVCSE conf - verlaan.ppt

The Right Stuff: Finding the Balance Between Social and Financial Objectives
Presenter:	Michele Cherot, Greater Trail Skills Centre
A successful social enterprise that serves the local daily paper employing marginalized workers found social and financial balance over three years. The workshop examined the initial vision and contract evolution that maintained social objectives, and an overview of the management tools that were used and how results were measured.
	Big Picture Prob.ppt LESSONS LEARNED.ppt Right Stuff.ppt