Enterprise and Job Creation – GSEF2016

Short Supply Chains

Studio créatif Coloc — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 18:00:25 +0000

The implementation of local purchasing systems ensures, among other things, food security and food sovereignty in metropolitan areas, and supports their sustainable development by anchoring economic activities in the territory, highlighting local products and resources, reducing transportation costs and environmental impact, and strengthening ties between producers and consumers. In this respect, local governments and the SSE can collaborate in various ways to develop practices that facilitate these short supply chains, ranging from measures that generate new products and services, for instance, through urban agriculture, to initiatives that raise public awareness about the impact of their consumption habits.n.

Innovative Partnerships with the Private Sector

Studio créatif Coloc — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 14:46:50 +0000

Economic development in a given area is the fruit of the activities of all local stakeholders, providing many opportunities for the SSE to collaborate with the private sector. Examples of this are mixed ownership schemes, the transfer of best practices, joint promotional activities, and joint knowledge- or resource-sharing initiatives. Such partnerships can be facilitated by local governments to ensure an inclusive development of the city that optimizes the resources and efforts of all those involved.

Access to Financing

Studio créatif Coloc — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 14:45:27 +0000

Access to financing continues to be crucial to the creation and growth of new SSE initiatives. As a result, many local governments have implemented measures to increase access to grants and loans and facilitate their use. Moreover, many local governments directly or indirectly support structures that provide services, including business loans and capitalization, and training to ensure that enterprises take proper advantage of the funds available them. In recent years, we have also seen the emergence of new forms of financing such as micro-financing and crowdfunding that seem well suited to SSE enterprises, given their economic and social impact, and the community engagement they entail.

Technical Support for Entrepreneurship

Studio créatif Coloc — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 14:44:49 +0000

Credit : City Of Montréal

To carry out their projects, SSE entrepreneurs must possess know-how, including human resource and financial management, the commercialisation of their products and services, democratic governance, etc. Support structures with services tailored to the needs of SSE enterprises can reinforce the capacities of entrepreneurs. Many local governments provide support to these kinds of structures because they enable the realization of innovative projects and their growth in scale.

Access to Markets

Studio créatif Coloc — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 18:02:02 +0000

The purchase of SSE products and services, by the public and private sectors, and by individuals, supports the viability of these enterprises. Different types of initiatives exist to promote the access of the SSE’s local products and services to these markets, including the creation of commercial spaces reserved for SSE products, social clauses adopted by governments in their public procurement, allotment practices, awareness campaigns aimed at institutional purchasers, government or civil society certification processes, the creation of consortia, and so on.