ONE Social Enterprise Partnerships
Learn about the four regional partnerships providing support to Ontario’s social enterprises.
How it works
Through the Ontario Network of Entrepreneurs (ONE) Social Enterprise Partnerships, four regional partnerships were created – central, eastern, northern and southwestern — these partnerships serve as a central source of advisory support for social enterprises in Ontario.
Each regional partnership plans and delivers activities to:
- help social enterprises develop the solid business fundamentals they need to start and grow their businesses
- develop a regionally-tailored approach to deliver training, mentorship and other services to social enterprises
- build the capacity of Ontario Network of Entrepreneurs members in their region to serve social enterprises and entrepreneurs
Each partnership is made up of one of following member organizations:
- 1 Regional Innovation Centre (RIC)
- 1 Small Business Enterprise Centre (SBEC)
- 1 Campus-Linked Accelerator (CLA) or On-Campus Entrepreneurship Activities (OCEA) program
- at least 1 not-for-profit organization with recognized leadership in providing tailored supports to social enterprises and who is not currently a member of the ONE
Regional partnerships
Northern region
- Social Enterprise Lead: NORDIK Institute
- RIC: Northwestern Innovation Centre
- SBEC: Timmins SBEC
- CLA/OCEA: YouLaunch
- Additional: PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise
Eastern region
- Social Enterprise Lead: Impact Hub Ottawa
- RIC/SBEC: Invest Ottawa
- CLA/OCEA: Capital Entrepreneurs
Southwestern region
- Social Enterprise Lead: Pillar Nonprofit Network
- RIC: Innovate Niagara
- SBEC: Huron SBEC
- CLA/OCEA: EPICentre, University of Windsor
Central region
- Social Enterprise Lead: Centre for Social Innovation
- RIC: MaRS Discovery District
- SBEC: Vaughan SBEC
- CLA/OCEA: Social Venture Zone, Ryerson University
Updated: May 19, 2021
Published: September 30, 2016