Jonathan Wade

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

I am a consultant in small business development, social finance, and social entrepreneurship. I've been working for more than 20 years in the not-for-profit sector in health care, international development, human rights, and poverty alleviation. Several years ago, I co-founded The Centre for Innovative Social Enterprise Development (CISED), and currently I offer consulting services through my own firm, Social Delta.

I work with solopreneurs, for profit companies, non-profits, charities,and cooperative clients as they use business as a tool to maximize social welfare and create innovative solutions for social challenges.

I worked for years in charitable fundraising and I fully understand the growing need for diversified and sustainable revenue sources for those in the social economy. I strongly believe that social enterprise is an effective mechanism to address many community needs, and to augment income opportunities for social causes.

As a consultant, I work directly with social entrepreneurs to develop entrepreneurial ideas, access social financing and design effective and sustainable social business plans.

My goal is to help build a strong, resilient and self supporting social sector in Canada. I work with the Social Enterprise Council of Canada, and with colleague across the country to create a strong foundation for the growth of social enterprise. I am engaged in policy creation, business skill development, and social finance structures as these are all necessary requirements for more social enterprises to innovate and improve the social landscape in Canada.

Visit my website at www.socialdelta.ca for more information on my services, my ideas and my aspirations for community.

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    • President, Social Delta