BDC is the only bank devoted exclusively to entrepreneurs. Our business centre's mission is to help create and develop strong businesses in Winnipeg through financing, advisory services and indirect financing.
Navigation MenuPathways to EducationCEDA hosts the Pathways to Education program in Winnipeg, with partnerships from the Province of Manitob,a Winnipeg School Division, Pathways to Education Canad,a University of Winnipeg and the City of Winnipeg. Pathways to Education-Winnipeg program focuses on lowering high school drop outs rates, increasing access to post-secondary education and closing the 'opportunity gap' There are 4...read moreThe History of CEDACommunity Education Development Association (CEDA) was formed in 1979 when seven inner city parent councils agreed to form a non-profit community development organization in order to build a voice for inner city parents and residents to more effectively address education and community improvement concerns and issues. A Board of Directors was elected to govern CEDA including representation from...read moreAboriginal Children Count CampaignAboriginal Children Count: A Campaign for Social Justice in the Childhood Development: The purpose of this campaign which was launched in 2012 is to create awareness for the need for targeted programming for Aboriginal babies to age four who live in the North End.
bioBUILD – an acronym for Building Urban Industries for Local Development – is a social enterprise non-profit contractor and a training program for people who face barriers to employment.We retrofit homes with insulation and high-efficiency toilets as well as water-and-energy-saving devices (showerheads, CFLs, etc). Our work lowers utility bills, employs neighbourhood people, cuts crime, and decreases greenhouse gas emissions.Vision StatementBUILD seeks a Winnipeg where bills in low-income housing are affordable and where the residents who live in this housing have gainful, family-supporting employment.Mission StatementBUILD will contribute towards this vision by training people with limited experience in the formal labour market to retrofit this housing stock in a fashion that reduces poverty and improves the environment.Board membersJerry Woods, Vice-Chair, also serves as the Chair of the Human Rights CommissionGeorge Ryle, Secretary TreasurerMike Wolchock is the General Manager of Pollock's Hardware Co-opNina Larson is a business student at the University of ManitobaRobert Neufeld is the Executive Director at the North End Community Renewal CorporationTricia Dano is the Case Management Coordinator at BUILD Inc.Don Meidem
Partnerships, Results, ImpactCreating business solutions to povertyMEDA is an international economic development organization whose mission is to create business solutions to poverty. Founded in 1953 by a group of Mennonite business professionals, we partner with the poor to start or grow small and medium-sized businesses in developing regions around the world.Our expertise includes a full range of economic development tools: financial services, improved technology, business training, better access to markets and equity investment. Our work most often focuses on women, youth and the rural poor.We believe that all people deserve the opportunity to earn a livelihood and that unleashing entrepreneurship is a powerful way to alleviate poverty.Our promise ...Informed by our faith-based values, we creatively combine enlightened business practices and entrepreneurial thinking to provide roads out of poverty.Our work is not done until it is proven to be sustainable, replicable, scalable and measurable.The scope and effectiveness of our programs will surprise you.We show respect for all and seek to create dignity for everyone touched by our work, at home and around the world
consultantsThe Stevenson Group is comprised of five distinct operating divisions; Stevenson Management Services, handling property and facility management functions, Cushman & Wakefield, handling commercial sales and leasing, Longboat Development, a real estate development arm, Nova-Con Projects, a construction company and general contractor, and Stevenson Advisors, an appraisal and consulting service. We invite your inquiries and look forward to serving you.xContact Stevenson GroupThanks for your interest in Stevenson Group.