Update

Buy with Impact at the Vancouver Social Enterprise Marketplace

Mar 24th, 2022

This Spring, Buy Social Canada, Budgie Box and 50 Million Meals are pleased to host a Social Enterprise Marketplace, a social enterprise pop-up shop located at the Bentall Centre in downtown Vancouver.

The Social Enterprise Marketplace is a retail space where many wonderful Vancouver-based, Buy Social Canada Certified Social Enterprises will be together to sell their goods, and connect with our community. The marketplace pop-up shop will only be on from March 14 to May 13 so make sure you don’t miss it! The store is located in the retail concourse of the Bentall Centre #304, 595 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, between Purdy’s chocolate and Canada Post.

Come meet and connect with these Buy Social Canada Certified Social Enterprises:

You’re invited to the Grand Opening Party which will officially launch of the pop-up shop! Please join us to meet and support your local social enterprises on Tuesday, April 5th from 2.30 – 4:00pm.

Please RSVP for the event here.

Learn more about Buy Social Canada Certified Social Enterprises here.

Thank you to Hudson Pacific for welcoming social enterprises to the Bentall Centre.

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