Workshop on Social Enterprise with Guest Speaker Stacey Corriveau

Workshop on Social Enterprise with Guest Speaker Stacey Corriveau
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
1:15 – 2:15 p.m.
Organized by the Esposito Family Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Register: https://ca01web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aMucmf9oS6qxLCNdAY1fVg

Social enterprises are an important mechanism for the identification and mitigation of significant challenges facing society. In this online workshop, participants will gain an understanding of the following areas:

• Social enterprise ‘101’ – What is it? Why do it?
• Common pitfalls, best practices, and local examples
• A brief introduction to the legal landscape of social enterprise in Canada (time permitting)

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Stacey Corriveau, Founding Executive Director, BC Centre for Social Enterprise

Stacey has served as lead on many social enterprise feasibility study projects for Centre clients, and is also a skilled developer and presenter of curricula for adult learners. A subject-matter expert in the area of charitable compliance in Canada, she is a sought after public speaker and workshop presenter.

Before being ‘bitten’ by the social enterprise bug, Stacey was dedicated to community economic and small business development in the southern Fraser Valley. Her most well-known local projects from that time are the Abbotsford Farm & Country Market, and Inside Art Cooperative.

Stacey holds a Master’s degree in English (Queens), and is an APEC-IBIZ Certified Business Counselor, with a background in bookkeeping and accounting. Stacey also holds two professional certificates from Simon Fraser University: Community Economic Development (2005) and Sustainable Community Development (2010).

Wed, Jan 20
1:15-2:15 pm
Zoom (Register for link)

https://ca01web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aMucmf9oS6qxLCNdAY1fVg

For more information, contact Danielle Mijo Burch at danielle.mijoburch@ufv.ca

01/20/2021