A social enterprise or social purpose business can help you make a greater impact and diversify your revenue streams. CSED offers tailor-made facilitated orientation sessions to help you and your team explore social enterprise opportunities.
We can help you
- Build a common understanding of social enterprise principles and approaches
- Assess your programming environment and assets
- Identify potential social enterprise opportunities
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Engage and motivate your team and board members
Business Ideation Workshop
This workshop is designed to guide participants through the earliest stages of business development — identifying social problems, imagining solutions, exploring business models, and taking the first strategic steps forward.
Each session is:
Customized to the needs of the participating group or organization
Tailored to those facing financial barriers and systemic underrepresentation
Built to inspire confidence, clarity, and next steps
This is typically a 3-hour workshop involving your entire team, followed by a strategic meeting with management.
Ready to Get Started?
Fill out the interest form today. Once submitted, a member of the CSED team will reach out to discuss next steps — including any financial support available to ensure equitable access. Don’t let funding or capacity challenges stop you from developing bold solutions.
This is your chance to access the tools, guidance, and partnership needed to take the first step.
For more information or if you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at team@csedottawa.ca

CASE STUDY
Able2
Able2 is an Ottawa charity that supports people across the disability spectrum and their families in living life as valued members of our city.
