1. FROM NEED TO OPPORTUNITY [social enterprise rural alliance] BUILDING VIBRANT RURAL COMMUNITIES

2. a social enterprise is: “a business engaging in the sales of goods and services to work toward a primarily social and/or environmental purpose”

3. Parrsboro Band Association

4. Just Us! Coffee Roasters Co-op

5. Career Development Services

6. Nelson Car Share Co-op

7. Nelson Cares Society

8. The Right Stuff

9. West Kootenay Social Enterprise Society

10. what it’s really about 1.looking at a need and seeing an opportunity 2.being resourceful 3.finding innovative solutions 4.empowering the community 5.hybrid business model 6.being accountable to the community

11. where does it fit?

12. rural pressures

13. blended value

14. key benefits  provide missing services  increase revenue  increase community control  entrepreneurial culture  community-based  diversify sources of funds  social connections

15. possible market opportunities for rural social enterprises

16. design options 1.purpose and motivation 2.social and economic aims 3.legal structure 4.enterprise integration 5.mission orientation 6.profit orientation 7.governance

17. social enterprise development continuum

18. key success factors 1.patience 2.measuring 3.right people 4.strong marketing 5.commitment

19. barriers to success 1.managing costs 2.obtaining capital 3.trade-offs 4.long break-even point 5.measuring 6.finding viable opportunities 7.marketing 8.integrating the environmental bottom line

20. moving forward

21. thank you. Contact: Josina Vink jvink@shs-inc.ca

22. Questions? Josina Vink Research Analyst, SHS Consulting jvink@shs-inc.ca