A Challenge to the Social Economy Ecosystem: Social Enterprise Access to Current Government Services for Small & Medium Size Enterprises (SME)

Authors

  • David LePage Team Manager, Enterprising Non-Profits 810 - 815 West Hastings St Vancouver BC V6C 1B4 604-871-5477
  • Andrea Di Lucca Community Investment Associate Vancity 183 Terminal Ave. Vancouver, BC V6A 4G2 604-877-7538

Abstract

This is for the perspectives/issues section so no abstract

Author Biographies

David LePage, Team Manager, Enterprising Non-Profits 810 - 815 West Hastings St Vancouver BC V6C 1B4 604-871-5477

David has worked in non-profit and community economic development for many years. He is currently a member of the Social Enterprise Council of Canada and the Social Enterprise World Forum Collaborative. Research interests include: Social Enterprise, social impact purchasing

Andrea Di Lucca, Community Investment Associate Vancity 183 Terminal Ave. Vancouver, BC V6A 4G2 604-877-7538

With a background in business and an avid interest in the credit union sector, Andrea is passionate about exploring the relationship between business and community. At Vancity, Andrea supports the credit union’s work with social enterprise and mission-based business. Specifically, she works with the range of tools that Vancity provides to social enterprises and also supports programs and partnerships in the area of social enterprise. Previously, Andrea has worked with the Vancity Community Foundation, Enterprising Non-Profits, Coast Capital Savings, and Export Development Canada. Research interests include: social enterprise, social economy, co-operatives, values-based banking, community economic development

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Published

2012-10-15

How to Cite

LePage, D., & Di Lucca, A. (2012). A Challenge to the Social Economy Ecosystem: Social Enterprise Access to Current Government Services for Small & Medium Size Enterprises (SME). Canadian Review of Social Policy Revue Canadienne De Politique Sociale, (67). Retrieved from https://crsp.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/crsp/article/view/35320

Issue

No. 67 (2012): The Role of the Social Economy in Supporting, Challenging, and Innovating Canadian Social Policy

Section

Perspectives/Initiatives

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