S4es

the social enterprise ecosystem project (s4es) is a ground-breaking partnership between the canadian community economic development network, the chantier de l'économie sociale, buy social canada, social enterprise institute and social value lab that seeks to establish a more coherent ecosystem in collaboration with the many other social enterprise developers throughout canada. with support from employment and social development canada, the j.w. mcconnell family foundation and the mental health commission of canada, s4es will take an integrated approach to developing business skills, markets, finance and impact practice, to scale up accessible, self-sustaining platforms for social enterprise skills development and market access that address key pillars of an ecosystem approach to social enterprise development. the program will introduce key innovations, including: • an online learning platform • a national social enterprise directory and e-commerce site • social purchasing and brandi