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 EnterpriseIndustryTraineesStaffRevenueClients CCECleaning7 PT1 PT$220,000AMES/BSL/ NYCH Community Contact Service Security Community Development 8 FT 4 PT 3 FT$550,000DHS Maidstone Braybrook Gardening Business Hard Landscaping/ Minor Maintenance 3 FT 7 PT 2 FT$750,000DHS/SV/YCH Hastings Gardening Hard Landscaping/ Minor Maintenance 7PT2 PT$380,000DHS/SV 36 traineeships 8 STAFF $1.9 million

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

9. Questions? Renovation for Renewal, Seymour