‘It's risky - but we know what we're doing’ - Dylan Goggs, CleanStart

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There's no guide to steering a social enterprise through a global pandemic. How do you shore up cash? How do you keep your customers on side? How do you reassure and guide your team, keep everyone healthy, and stay semi-sane yourself? This week's Voice from the frontline comes from the Vancouver-based CEO of CleanStart, which hires and trains people who’ve faced barriers to employment to do rubbish removal, cleaning and pest control services – and which recently took a leap of faith to keep on its staff, while serving some of the city's most vulnerable neighbourhoods.