Why this organization is pivoting from helping people get jobs to helping them own businesses

Authors Jon Shell & Bill Young
Social Capital Partners’ new focus is on boosting employee ownership in Canada

Why It Matters

New data suggests Canada may actually be among the most economically unequal in the OECD — and COVID-19 has brought that inequality into stark relief. While tackling income inequality gets most of the focus and is one way to close the gap, it’s just as important to build tools and policies that target the other part of the wealth equation: ownership.

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