With a dedicated working Board and one staff member, the not-for-profit Ottawa Community Loan Fund (OCLF) is filling a much-needed social financing void in the Ottawa, Ontario business community. The OCLF was formally launched in July 2000 with the aim of providing micro-credit to entrepreneurs.

Initially, the organization targeted individuals who were trying to establish small businesses and who were not eligible for traditional financing. A special focus on young people was made possible through a partnership with the Canadian Youth Business Foundation.

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The Canadian Social Economy Hub (CSEHub) is inviting proposals for research scholarships frompractitioners and students under 30-years old who are working in the Social Economy.  This scholarship program is intended to promote original research by "emerging leaders" in the Social Economy that will advance knowledge for the sector, and enhance the capacity of successful candidates to further strengthen the Social Economy in academic and practitioner sectors in Canada.

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