Resources

Where to start?

Resources that are helpful to social enterprises & non-profits are listed here.

Resources in York Region

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oMs5DBPf6PQxkFgz-glAS0KZqRYzcaYBe6ruWDC9wT0/edit?usp=sharing

www.msbc.markham.ca
www.BusinessRichmondHill.ca
www.vaughan.ca/VBEC
www.yorksmallbusiness.ca
www.startupyork.ca
http://www.markhamchampions.ca/ organizations that do good and give back to community
https://www.venturelab.ca/ibm-innovation-space-markham-convergence-centre/ , programs and co working space
https://105gibson.com/ programming, social enterprises and event rental spaces

Business Resources

www.smallbusinesssolver.com
www.socialmentornetwork.ca
www.cbo-eco.ca
http://eirtalks.ca

MARS, https://www.marsdd.com/
 
Enterprise Toronto , https://web.toronto.ca/business-economy/business-start-ups/ excellent resource for information and workshops; sign up for newsletter
Ideacity.ca, http://www.ideacity.ca/watch-talks/ great video talks
http://www.oce-ontario.org/ , Ontario Centres of Excellence

US based website, they have a good downloadable tools for non-profits and social enterprises.
http://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/Resources-for-Financial-Management/pages/default.aspx

www.sigeneration.ca Social Innovation Generation
https://clarity.fm/ pay for export resources and information

Funding

Soshent , https://soshent.net/ connects social entrepreneurs & innovators to programs and funding
United Church Foundation http://unitedchurchfoundation.ca/

http://www.grants.gov.on.ca/GrantsPortal/en/OntarioGrants/GrantsHome/index.htm
http://otf.ca/ Ontario Trillium Foundation grants

Prototype Development

www.inventorscircle.org
www.newmakeit.com
www.ylab.ca
www.thecavemarkham.blogspot.ca

Apps for That

Techsoup, http://www.techsoup.org/

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