Vancity Impact Stories of social enterprise

Social enterprises and social ventures are businesses with a community purpose. We offer products, programs and services to help social enterprises from early planning to sustainability and expansion. Our range of supports for high impact ventures includes flexible financing, learning opportunities, and other resources that activate success. Here are stories that capture social enterprises and social ventures in action and how Vancity supports them.

• ICA is bridging the gap, culturally and financially
  The Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria, Victoria/Gulf Islands
• The Cleaning Solution offers socially and environmentally friendly service
  The Cleaning Solution, Vancouver, BC
• Common Thread recycled bags create sustainable jobs for hard-to-employ workers
  Common Thread, Vancouver, BC
• Fairware Promotional Products delivers swag with a conscience
  Fairware Promotional Products, Vancouver, BC
• Corporate Knights strives to be "the company for clean capitalism"
  Corporate Knights, Global
• Mission Possible and Vancity join forces to create job opportunities in the Downtown Eastside
  Mission Possible, Vancouver, BC
• Street Youth Job Action believes in people so they can believe in themselves
  Directions Youth Services Centre, Vancouver, BC
• A little support goes a long way for Potluck Café Society
  Potluck Café Society, Vancouver, BC
• EMBERS: Igniting employment opportunities in the Downtown Eastside
  EMBERS, Vancouver, BC
• Hard-to-employ workers given a leg up with the JustWork Economic Initiative
  JustWork, Vancouver, BC
• Mission Possible and Vancity join forces to create job opportunities in the Downtown Eastside
  Mission Possible Compassionate Ministries Society, Vancouver, BC
• East Van Roasters: from bean to bar
  Vancouver, BC
• United We Can leads the way for Vancouver social enterprises
  Vancouver, BC
• Emma’s Acres: Growing more than gardens
  Mission, BC
• SelfDesign Learning Foundation offers children an alternative way to learn
  SelfDesign Learning Foundation, BC
• Affinity Bridge: Web solutions with soul
  Affinity Bridge, Vancouver, BC
• Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society takes first prize in Vancity’s Good Money™ Impact Venture Challenge
  Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society, Vancouver, BC
• Flexible, environmentally conscious daycare available in Vancouver
  Budding Children's Daycare​​​, Vancouver, BC
• Balancing creativity and business acumen
  Electric Company Theatre, Vancouver, BC
• Fairy Cakes puts gourmet vegan cupcakes on the map
  Fairy Cakes, Vancouver, BC
• Galiano Conservancy Association establishes nature preserve
  Galiano Conservancy Association, Galiano Island, BC
• QuickMobile and Vancity envision a future with paperless conferences
  Quick Mobile, Vancouver, BC
  
• Resilient Capital Program financing supports APMI's growth
  Atira Property Management Inc, Vancouver, BC