Co-operatives and Social Enterprise
Community Economic Development Investment Start-Up Guides
CED funds are powerful tools that can help catalyze financial, social, and environmental change across the Maritime provinces by redirecting capital into our communities. This guide will assist in the development, launch, and running of community economic development funds.
The new Co-operatives Act
The new Act requires all co-ops to update their bylaws to ensure compliance by June 30, 2021. Watch this video to get all of the information you need, and then hit the button to go to the FNBC page to find all of the proper forms!
New CEDIF Economic Impact Study
Download the long awaited economic impact study of the Nova Scotia CEDIF program, commissioned by CECNB. The results are staggering! Find out just how effective CEDIFs are in job creation and revitalizing rural economies and ask today how you can start a CED Investment Co-operative
All About Co-operatives!
This CECNB guide covers basic questions about co-operatives with examples of different types (worker, producer, multistakeholder and more) and includes some great videos that explain more about innovative co-operatives across Canada that are putting people and planet first!
**NEW** Atlantic Report on the Potential for Local Procurement as an Economic Engine
CECNB was a partner with the Centre for Local Prosperity in this ground-breaking research on the tremendous potential that exists for rebuilding local economies through a small shift in the government tendering process to direct more purchasing to small businesses and co-operatives in the local community. Learn more about Local and Social Procurement in this blog, How to Build an Economy for the 99% by CECNB's Executive Director, Wendy Keats.
Resilience of the Co-op Business Model in Times of Crisis
In these uncertain times, its important to remember that co-operatives have a very long history of surviving economic crisis and that the co-op business model is the most resilient in the world. We thought you'd like to see the evidence and reasons for this report of the International Labour Organization.
Resource Guide for Co-ops and Social Enterprises in New Brunswick
Contains information on all the grants, foundations, technical supports, and other resources that we could find, broken down by sector and funding body.
Social Enterprise - A best practices guide
This comprehensive guide was prepared with financial support from the Economic and Social Inclusion Network for individuals and organizations considering, or already operating, a co-op or social enterprise in New Brunswick. It includes the best practices used in all aspects of start-up and operations.
Final report on Survey of NB Social Enterprises
CECNB undertook a comprehensive survey of social enterprises in our province in partnership with Simon Fraser and Mount Royal universities, and with funding from the Province of New Brunswick. It includes organizational profiles, social impact, financial info, and much more.
Business Succession: A community-based approach
This booklet gives concrete examples of how many businesses that might otherwise close can be successfully run as a co-op or social enterprise. It also describes the benefits of this approach and the general conversion process. Presentations by CECNB on using co-ops or social enterprises in succession planning are available upon request. Write or call 506.227.9607
Off Grid East Coast Magazine
Off Grid East Coast is a magazine produced by CECNB in 2017-2018 to showcase the innovation and creativity of Maritime leaders in renewable energy, passive building, local food, and dozens of other sustainable living practices and technologies. We hope you learn as much as we did!
Co-ops and Social Enterprise: Building our Economy and Sustainable Communities
CECNB prepared a report on the co-op and social enterprise sector in New Brunswick along with a set of recommendations that came out of a special Interdepartmental Working Group on Social Enterprise established by the provincial government and aimed at advancing the sector in our province. The recommendations remain as relevant today as they were in 2014 and CECNB continues to advocate with government for action.
CWCF’s Starting a Worker Co-op: A Canadian Handbook
The Canadian Worker Co-op Federation has published a Handbook as a resource for beginning a worker co-op. A fantastic guide for those looking to start their worker co-operative.
