ECOSOL offers you a consulting service in the form of mentorship in the areas of management and leadership of your collective enterprise.

Social economy enterprises have certain parameters which play a determining role in their management, and it is easy to see the value of a program that provides training, coaching and mentoring support services.

What is mentoring ?
Mentoring is a special voluntary relationship between a mentor, (a person with experience in a specific domain who is in a position to support and help others by disseminating his knowledge and skills), and a mentee, a person who is interested in enriching their knowledge and expertise in order to improve their ability to accomplish their tasks and achieve their mandate of leadership or presidency.

An initiative well suited to social economy
Social economy enterprises have two main elements that differentiate them from more traditional enterprises :

• The choice to employ a democratic legal structure : a cooperative or non-profit organization that involves the participation of its members in ownership, management and profits ;
• The choice to pursue economic activities that respond to economic and social needs, such as the protection of the environment, the preservation of heritage, local development, accessibility of job-creation services, etc.

The primary motivation behind the philosophy of social economy is to center economic projects around social goals and situate economic activities in a democratic and highly participative setting.  A mentoring initiative that places personal and professional needs in a reciprocal and volunteer context integrates perfectly into the principles of social economy.

The principles of collaboration : partnership and mutual aid, are strongly anchored in both the genetic makeup and daily reality of a collective enterprise.  As a result, mentorship is an excellent fit since it matches the work culture of networked people and organizations. 

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