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Eco-Ethonomics Inc.

Social Enterprise Development

Community Environmental Alliance

By Ryan Turnbull
January 22, 2013
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Eco-Ethonomics and associates worked with the senior management to assess the feasibility of their e-waste recycling social enterprise operating in the Region of Peel.  The enterprise developed a revenue model that could generate revenue from both picking up e-waste and refurbishing computers for sale through their retail outlet.  Share-IT is a fully operational social enterprise that provides employment for new immigrants, offering them skill development and supplemental income.  The social …Read More

EcoSuperior

By Ryan Turnbull
January 22, 2013
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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.

Toronto Green Community

By Ryan Turnbull
January 22, 2013
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Eco-Ethonomics worked with senior management and volunteers to write a business plan for their Lost Rivers Eco-Tourism business.  This process included coaching TGC’s internal team to perform market research, assess market opportunities and develop the social enterprise and operational models, as well as, estimate start-up costs.

Growing For Green

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January 15, 2013
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Eco-Ethonomics worked with the steering committee, including founding members of the Growing for Green organization to assess the feasibility of an urban orchard planning, planting and maintenance social enterprise.  This work stemmed from the Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard which was the development of the first community orchard in a public park in Toronto.

Urbane Cyclist Cooperative

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January 14, 2013
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Eco-Ethonomics Inc. facilitated a full day team building session for the winter staff retreat.  The day was filled with interactive  exercises that promoted cooperative thinking and learning, and restored a sense of community and responsibility within the workplace.  Staff ended the day with a creative group construction project and each was voted on by the group.

St. Leonard’s Place Peel Cleaning Social Enterprise

By Ryan Turnbull
January 13, 2013
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We have worked with St. Leonard’s Place Peel to develop their social enterprise which offers cleaning, moving and lawn maintenance services across the Region of Peel.  Our work began with a feasibility assessment and was followed by a three month business planning activity after the social enterprise had been in operation for several years.  The research and planning process revealed numerous opportunities for business growth and development.  Specifically sales opportunities …Read More

Green Communities Canada

By Ryan Turnbull
January 13, 2013
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Eco-Ethonomics worked with Green Communities Canada to assess the feasibility of its self-financing community retrofit business concept to include major financial institutions and municipalities across Ontario.  The social enterprise offers a community based approach to home energy retrofits which possesses great potential for improving energy efficiency on a wide-scale.