What is enp?
Enterprising Non Profits, enp, is a unique collaborative program that promotes and supports social enterprise development and growth as a means to build strong non profit organizations and healthier communities in British Columbia. You will hear us refer to ourselves as “enp”, “Enterprising Non-Profits” or “enp-BC”.
The objectives of the enp program in BC are to:
Support Enterprise Development: enp provides grants and resources to non-profit organizations for technical assistance along the entire business development path.
Create a Supportive Public Policy Environment for Social Enterprise: enp contributes to public policy initiatives and dialogue that will enhance and strengthen the social enterprise sector and opportunities.
Enhance Market Opportunities for Social Enterprise: enp provides leadership and support that will enhance the market opportunities and the purchasing of social enterprise goods and services.
Increase Access to Capital for Social Enterprises: enp participates in efforts to strengthen the capital investment infrastructure and expand accessibility of appropriate capital resources for social enterprises.
Enp Communities
Enterprising Non-Profits or "enp" (British Columbia) is the founding enp organization; it launched in 1997 to provide social enterprise development grants to non-profits across the province. Enp-BC is also the home of the Canadian Social Enterprise Guide and www.enterprisingnonprofits.ca which provides tools and resources to non-profits and social enterprises across Canada. For more information about enp-BC, please visit the About section of this website.
Over the past few years, additional enp programs have launched or are piloting in the following communities:
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