If you are thinking about starting up a social enterprise and need assistance, welcome to the BC Centre for Social Enterprise. The Centre offers the tools that you need to get started.

Here are some current papers generated by the Centre.

1. For the Centre's newest paper entitled '5 Easy Ways to Jeopardize Your Charity', click here. July 2010.

2. For our paper entitled 'More Reflections on Legal Structures for Community Enterprise', click here. April 2010.

3. For our information piece entitled 'The fine print -- Canadian charities operating social enterprises', click here. January 2010.

4. For our paper entitled Legislative Innovations and Social Enterprise Structural Lessons for Canada, click here.

5. For our document outlining the characteristics of the US and UK legal models for social enterprise, click here.

6. For a short paper on 'greening' businesses, including social enterprise and community projects, click here.

7. For a sector brief on training and employment social enterprises, click here.

8. For a review of three 'must have' social enterprise primers, click here.