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FEO offers the following resources to help you kick start thinking on a social enterprise for your community. FEO provides cost effective Professional Development.

1. A visit to Eaglehawk:

Cost: $ 95 + GST for small non profit organisations.
$150 + GST for consultants, educational institutions and Government Departments.
Eaglehawk is located about 150km north west of Melbourne and is on the Bendigo train line.

Melbourne airport is also located north west of Melbourne.

On your visit:
- You will be introduced to Social Enterprise Theory and why FEO chose this pathway to create jobs.

You will visit:
- Enhance IT – an enterprise that rebuilds computers for health care card holders.
- TradeStart - a project for early school leavers that is not funded by government.
- Eaglehawk Recycle Shop – a recycling enterprise that creates jobs.
- Workspace Eaglehawk – and industrial park for start up businesses.

- You will be provided with access to resources that will assist your thinking on your return to your workplace.

The visit will take about 2 hours. Shorter and longer times can be negotiated.

2. ‘Starting a Community Enterprise’ Workshop. 10am to 3pm

Cost:    $135 + GST per person for small non profit organisations
            $195 + GST per person for others
            (minimum of 10 people)

Workshop Program

•        Being Enterprising – What is different about an enterprising worker.
•        The theory behind a Social Enterprise.
•        Visits to Social Enterprises.
•        Lunch provided.
•        Feasibility Studies & Business Plans – some examples.
•        Social outcomes, Governance, Values, A Connected Team.
•        Resources to stimulate your thinking.

Workshops can be negotiated to be held at your Project.

3. Support to suit your needs.

Cost negotiated.

FEO is able to offer personal or organisational support in starting a social enterprise. If you have an idea for your locality and you want a mentor, sounding board or a second opinion, give Peter Cox a call on: 03 5446 7046. Assessments / evaluations on existing enterprises also undertaken.

4. Need a Guest Speaker?

Cost negotiable.

FEO can offer stimulating success stories for your Annual General Meeting or Special Event.

Social Enterprise Consultancy
- All enquiries ring Annette on: 03 5446 7046 or email: info@feo.net.au

ENJOY AN EXPERIENCE

Some Resources to get you thinking about Social Enterprises

To stimulate our thinking books are a great way to get new ideas.
You don’t necessarily have to read the whole book.
Use the index and obtain what you need.
The internet also offers a world of ideas.
“We just have to get out of old ways of thinking.”

Websites

www.mondragon.mcc.es - Spanish Co-operative

www.ashoka.org - Change around the world

www.newdawn.ca - Canadian Social Enterprises

www.getabstract.com - Abstracts from books (1,000s of books)

www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au - Community action

Some books

Work for All - Langmore & Quiggen – Melb Uni Press 1994

Breadwinner II - Tom O’Toole – Crown Content 2003

From Mondragon to America - Greg Macleod – UCCB Press 1997

Jobs of Our Own - Race Mathews – Pluto 1999

Shutdown - Caroll & Manne – Text Publishing Co 1992

Minding Their Own Business - Gloria Meltzer – McGraw-Hill 2001

Coaching at Work - Zues & Skiffington – McGraw-Hill 2003

Dirt Cheap - Elizabeth Wyn Lawson – MacMillan 2005

If you always do what you've always done,
You’ll always get what you’ve always got.

Is it enough?