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October 9 - BCSER Provides Feedback on Government Procurement
The BCSER along with the Enterprising Non-Profits Program participated in a feedback session with Minister Michael Fortier and Parliamentary Secretary James Moore from the Ministry of Public Works and Government Services Canada. The session was to provide feedback to the minister on the challenges small and medium enterprises face when doing business with the federal government. A short briefing note was prepared on issues facing social economy enterprises.  Click here for the media release.  Click here to download the briefing note.

September 7, 2007 - Business and Economics Textbooks Overlook Co-operatives
A September 5th Toronto Star article highlights a recent study conducted through the Social Economy Centre at the University of Toronto. The research by professor Daniel Schugurensky and MA student Erica McCollum of OISE/University of Toronto, examined the contents of 22 business textbooks.  In general, these textbooks had very little about non-profits and co-operatives. When all of the materials referring to co-operatives were totalled, they amounted to 35 pages, or 0.3 per cent of the 11,375 pages in the 22 books. A similar study in 1995 (by professor Jack Quarter and then PhD student Alison Davidson also of OISE/UT), upon which the current study was based, had strikingly similar findings. Read the article by clicking on this link

July 18, 2007 - enp Orientation Dates Announced
Enterprising Non-Profits (enp) has announced the dates for its Fall Orientation sessions.  To find our more about the sessions and enp, visit their website.