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== Social Entrepreneurs? == | == Social Entrepreneurs? == | ||
Walden Ecoversity, and all if its supporting entities, are social entrepreneurial (SE) businesses. This means that, in addition to | Walden Ecoversity, and all if its supporting entities, are social entrepreneurial (SE) businesses. This means that, in addition to its revenue generating function within the organization, each business also provides services to people not being served by their communities. These services could include: no-cost vocational training, mentoring, various support services during training and low-interest business loans. | ||
For example, the University's culinary arts program could use the Resort restaurant as a training facility. SE Program students would train and work in the restaurant, live in student quarters on campus, receive counseling or other services, and upon completion of their program, secure a low-interest loan from the credit union to purchase 'tools of the trade'. Similar scenarios would hold for any vocational skill our businesses employ. | For example, the University's culinary arts program could use the Resort restaurant as a training facility. SE Program students would train and work in the restaurant, live in student quarters on campus, receive counseling or other services, and upon completion of their program, secure a low-interest loan from the credit union to purchase 'tools of the trade'. Similar scenarios would hold for any vocational skill our businesses employ. | ||
== Sustainable Self-sufficiency? == | == Sustainable Self-sufficiency? == |