Eco-Ethonomics facilitated a full feasibility process with Vita Centre’s Board and senior management over 4 months resulting in a published feasibility report on their ‘thrift store’ social enterprise concept.
Vita Centre
Toronto Enterprise Fund
Eco-Ethonomics and associates co-facilitated workshops on social enterprise development on behalf of the Toronto Enterprise Fund in 2010. An integral part of these workshops was human development planning for the business models being developed which would allow employees to transition into the mainstream workforce after learning the essential skills they needed.
Rural Social Enterprise Project
Eco-Ethonomics is one of three consulting firms that provided social enterprise development services for building social enterprise capacity in rural communities across Ontario. The project included regular presentations on social enterprise across four regions, followed by individual feasibility and business planning services provided to 50 organizations.
Milverton Agricultural Society
Eco-Ethonomics provided consulting to Milverton Agricultural Society’s board and senior staff to assist in developing the organizations model and improve its sustainability. The organization considered several social enterprise concepts, and through several conversations, decided on assessing the feasibility of one idea that showed promise. Preliminary steps were taken to coordinate a feasibility assessment process with volunteers.
Erin Agricultural Society
Eco-Ethonomics worked closely with three members of the Erin Agricultural Society’s board of directors to lead them through a feasibility process for their farmers market. Market research was conducted in their community, including interviews, an online survey and paper survey at their fall fair. Ultimately the group collected enough useful information to make a clear decision that their idea was feasible and moved into business planning.
Willow Springs Creative Centre
Eco-Ethonomics Inc. worked with a team of staff and board members to identify promising social enterprise ideas and define a preliminary business concept for feasibility analysis. Sessions included a productive brainstorming activities, clarifying organizational objectives and then vetting each idea to determine their potential, investment and level of risk.
SKETCH
Eco-Ethonomics facilitated a feasibilty process with key staff, senior management, youth animators and external stakeholders to evaluate the viability of a youth centred social enterprise that would offer youth employment and training in arts facilitation and do-it-yourself art creation workshops. The feasibility process was integrated with designing a new space for the organizations planned relocation to Artscape’s YOUNGPLACE on Shaw St., Toronto.
Healthkick Huron
Eco-Ethonomics and associates worked with the steering committee for HealthKicks in Huron County to develop a strategic plan for educating, training and recruiting new medical professionals to their Rural Community. The exciting new model involved some really energetic individuals that were invested in developing the interest and capacity of young people in the medical profession while creating opportunities for employment in their area. Eco-Ethonomics also worked with Healthkick on researching …Read More
HealthNexus
Eco-Ethonomics worked with Health Nexus on assessing the feasibility of their Social Network Mapping and Analysis service. Health Nexus – formerly the Ontario Prevention Clearing House (OPC) – has extensive experience in community engagement and network development. Through the processes in the network mapping service Health Nexus visualizes and interprets connections within a group or network to strengthen its work and effectiveness. Using both electronic survey technology and mapping software, …Read More
EcoSuperior
Eco-Ethonomics worked with senior management and the internal project lead to facilitate a feasibility assessment of transforming their successful ‘green event’ certification program into a social enterprise offering a full green event planning service in the Thunder Bay area.