We’re proud to announce The Ownership Fund’s investment in Common Trust. Giving more people access to ownership by making employee ownership easier is a key theme for both Social Capital Partners and the Fund. …

We’re proud to announce The Ownership Fund’s investment in the Blackstar Stability Distressed Debt Fund (“Blackstar”). Making home ownership more accessible is a key part of The Ownership Fund’s investment thesis, and we believe Blackstar’s approach and excellent management team will prove out an important and scalable new model. Blackstar…

To combat rising wealth inequality and ownership concentration we need new and innovative tools to create and support new and different owners. The Ownership Fund, a demonstration project by SCP, will seek to support platforms, funds and companies (existing and start-up) that increase the accessibility of ownership, are scalable and…

His story mattered, but will never be properly told — My next-door neighbour died yesterday. His name was Victor. I didn’t know his last name. I want to tell you a little bit about him, the neighbourhood that ignored him, and how the smallest acts of kindness can really matter. Victor was probably in his mid-70s. He lived alone since…

Despite recent PR to the contrary, both consulting companies continue to choose profits over values by continuing their work in Russia. — I was a consultant with McKinsey from 2003 to 2006, and that continues to become ever more embarrassing. McKinsey’s CEO Bob Sternfels wrote an e-mail to ex-McKinsey employees on Thursday March 3rd which can only be described as a smokescreen. An effective one at that, as it led to many…

CFIB survey shows significant support for employee ownership trust policies similar to US, UK — At Social Capital Partners, we were thrilled, but not surprised, to see the results from the most recent survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. It showed what has been proven in the US and the UK; that business owners care about a lot more than price when looking…

Our efforts to help small businesses survive the pandemic didn’t work. As we wind down the Save Small Business campaign, here’s what we learned and why the future can be different. — By Erin Millar, Jon Shell, Michael Smith and Ben Coli of SaveSmallBusiness.ca “I have so much fear. How will I feed my family?” “I’ve stopped working to save lives, but am about to lose everything I’ve built.” “This is scary as hell. I have employees to pay. Kids to feed.”

A lot of holes remain in government programs targeted at small businesses. But a few straightforward fixes would help a lot. — Canada now has a bunch of programs in place to support small business: a wage subsidy (CEWS), a loan (CEBA) and a rent subsidy (CECRA). The programs are fine, and are helping a lot of businesses. But, there are some clear holes, and the small business community is quite aligned…

It’s not about evictions — it’s about negotiating power, and the massive imbalance landlords currently hold. The reluctance of the Canadian federal government and its Provincial governments to institute a moratorium on commercial evictions is leaving hundreds of thousands of small business owners at the mercy of their landlords. This article explains why it’s not as simple as “why would a landlord want to evict anyone?”…