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The Social Enterprise Course developed for the Business Faculty at the University of Winnipeg had a wonderful inauguration this past winter term.  The course was well received by the thirty mainly third and fourth year business students.  The final term essays were most interesting and display an understanding and appreciation for the role of social enterprises in the economy. I enjoyed teaching this past term and am looking forward to teaching a similar course in U of W’s Urban and Inner City Program on Selkirk Ave. campus this spring semester.

I developed this new course and started teaching it on January 10, 2012.  32 mostly 3rd year business students are enrolled in the 13 week course. With reading week on the horizon, we reached the midway point this past week. There seems to be lots of interest in the social enterprise model. In the first half of the course, I invited two guest speakers, Shaun Loney, Executive Director of B.U.I.L.D. and Richard Doyle, President and CEO of ImagineAbility Inc. (Formerly Versatech Inc.). Both speakers were excellent and the students appreciated having these social entrepreneurs speak to them about their enterprises and their experience. I have already scheduled several guest speakers including Larry Morrissette (OPK) and Cheryl Crowe (ACU) for the second half of the term.

On February 2, I made a presentation on my experience as a Director of Business Development at the North End Community Renewal Corporation in 1999-2001. Neighbourhoods Alive organized the two day meeting. Although dated, my experience during those early days of community renewal were still relevant. Twelve years later I was able to show some of the impacts of the Renewal’s Corp efforts more than a decade ago.