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Renovation for Renewal: Transforming Communities Through Community Enterprise Development Initiative

Learn how the Community Enterprise Development Initiative empowers communities to address issues such as unemployment and lack of services through innovative enterprise models. Discover success stories and pathways for sustainable change.

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Renovation for Renewal: Transforming Communities Through Community Enterprise Development Initiative

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  1. Community Enterprise Development Initiative (CEDI) Community Grantmakers Network, May 2007 Rosewall Café, Corio

  2. What is Community Enterprise? • Using a business model to approach a community issue Landscape Gardening Enterprise, Maidstone – Braybrook

  3. Maidstone-Braybrook Issues • Poorly maintained gardens in the area • Lack of an affordable gardening service • High levels of unemployment • Low level of community pride

  4. Landscape Gardening Enterprise Response • Access commercial gardening work to provide training and employment opportunities • Develop a training and employment pathway • Develop a model of subsidised gardening involving paid staff and volunteers • Not for profit - Reinvest business surpluses into community garden • Involves community in the governance

  5. ILM Model for Community Enterprise Long term unemployed job seeker 6 week pre-employment course to develop work readiness • Traineeship for 12 months • real job • supported work place • high levels of supervision • assistance transitioning into open labour market • Accredited training and qualifications Position in the open labour market

  6. Other BSL Enterprises • BSL/AMES Cleaning Company • Community Contact Service • Landscape and Gardening Business • Street Cleaning Service Community Contact Service, Fitzroy

  7. Employment & Training Outcomes to Date

  8. Community Enterprise Development Initiative (CEDI) • Project is framed around teaching communities how to start businesses – BSL as a facilitator. • Sectoral development • Network • Research & advocacy around Community Enterprise • DVC and BSL partnership • Working to establish enterprises in disadvantaged communities across Victoria • 28 projects located in rural, regional and metro areas

  9. Questions? Renovation for Renewal, Seymour

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