RESEARCH & DATA
Evidence drives advocacy. Advocacy drives policy.
BEBC publishes original impact reports and policy white papers, and curates external research that informs supplier diversity, procurement equity, and Black entrepreneurship in Canada. Free to download. Cite-ready.
BUCKET 1 · OUR EVIDENCE
BEBC Impact Reports
Cohort-level outcomes and program evaluations.
BUCKET 2 · OUR ARGUMENTS
BEBC White Papers
Policy and strategy documents we author, often co-authored with Dr. Rustum Southwell.
Scaling the BBI Model: Black Entrepreneurship as Economic Infrastructure
Co-authored with Dr. Rustum Southwell. Federal partner submission.
Download → & cite →Black Economic Resilience Pathways (BERP)
Three-year national framework for procurement readiness and financial security.
Download → & cite →Closing the 0.0005% Gap: Why Canada Needs a National Black Supplier Council
The procurement-equity case for the BEBC Supplier Council.
Download → & cite →Capital-Readiness as Public Infrastructure
The argument for funded loan-readiness programs (BOF Loan Program rationale).
Download → & cite →BUCKET 3 · WHAT THE FIELD IS SAYING
Curated External Research
Independent research from Statistics Canada, federal departments, and academic institutions.
State of Supplier Diversity in Canadian Federal Procurement
View source ↗ ↗Black Entrepreneurship Program — Federal Implementation Review
View source ↗ ↗DATA DASHBOARD
Program & impact data.
Live metrics drawn from BEBC programs. Updated each cohort cycle.
GEOGRAPHIC REACH
SECTOR BREAKDOWN
PROGRAM OUTCOMES
* Figures represent verified program outcomes as of 2025. Full methodology available on request: research@bebcsociety.org
CITE BEBC
Use BEBC research in your work.
All BEBC publications are free to download and free to cite. Formatted citations (APA, Chicago, MLA) on every report's landing page.
SAMPLE CITATION (APA)
BEBC Society. (2025). Newcomer Financial Literacy Cohort 1. https://bebcsociety.org/research/finlit-cohort-1
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