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Growing an ESE

Learn more about how to grow your ESE to new and sustainable heights!

Welcome to the pivotal stage of growing your Employment Social Enterprise (ESE), where your vision expands and the possibilities are boundless. This phase involves a strategic process of evaluating feasibility and crafting a comprehensive strategy for pursuing new avenues of expansion, each holding the potential to amplify your social impact.

Growing an ESE isn’t just about scaling up; it’s about making well-informed choices that align with your mission and values. These choices may include exploring new business lines, launching innovative products, diversifying your sales channels, establishing partnerships with government agencies, or expanding your reach into new geographical areas.

A thoughtfully developed growth plan is your compass in this journey. It empowers you to allocate your limited resources optimally, ensuring they are directed toward the most promising initiatives. It also equips you to analyze growth options from various angles, considering social, financial, operational, and organizational aspects. Importantly, it enables you to effectively communicate the rationale behind your growth decisions to key stakeholders, including your dedicated employees, board members, and valued funders.

In this section of our website, our comprehensive resources will equip you with the knowledge and tools to assess the requirements for your growth journey, from personnel and equipment to facilities, all while carefully considering the potential impact on your current operations.We understand that growth can be both exhilarating and challenging, and we’re here to support you every step of the way.

Welcome to the world of expanding possibilities and deepening impact. Your journey to grow your Employment Social Enterprise is not just about doing more; it’s about doing more with purpose. Together, we’ll continue to shape a brighter future for your organization and the communities it serves. Get ready to embark on this exciting adventure of growth and positive change.

Resources For Your Journey

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Growth Planning, Leadership & Talent | Grow a Social Enterprise

Continuing Education Series: Navigating Growth in Organizational Design & Staffing

REDF is excited to host this workshop on the core elements of managing your team for organizational growth. Miki Clayton . Miki will guide us through the intricacies of thoughtfully redesigning an ESE to accommodate hiring growth while meeting the needs of both the organization and its employees. 
Business Planning, Growth Planning | Grow a Social Enterprise, Manage a Social Enterprise

Continuing Education Series: Pricing Strategy

Interested in learning how to drive growth for your organization? Join Simon-Kucher, the world’s leading pricing and growth specialist, as they provide an overview of pricing basics, why it should be a forefront topic, and when you should conduct a project. Juma also joined for r a live case study on their engagement with Simon-Kucher and the impact that was unlocked.
Employee Success Program, Leadership & Talent | Grow a Social Enterprise, Manage a Social Enterprise

Continuing Education Series: Tailoring Employee Success Programs to Focus Populations

his engaging and interactive session explores how to tailor your Employee Success Program to best support your focus population. You will learn how to define employee success, apply human-centered design principles, and develop a supportive and effective participant employee experience.
Employee Success Program, Leadership & Talent | Grow a Social Enterprise, Manage a Social Enterprise

Continuing Education Series: Trauma Informed De-escalation

Attendees will explore how understanding and applying TIC principles can transform their approach to managing conflict, particularly when working with individuals who have experienced trauma. By recognizing the signs of trauma and responding with empathy, participants will learn how to prevent escalation and foster a sense of safety and trust in high-stress situations.
Employee Success Program, Growth Planning | Grow a Social Enterprise, Manage a Social Enterprise

Continuing Education Series: Upskilling Introduction & Orientation

In this preparatory CE Week session, we've provided an orientation to upskilling. This is a high-level overview of the five elements of designing an Upskilling program.
Employee Success Program, Growth Planning | Grow a Social Enterprise, Manage a Social Enterprise

Continuing Education Series: Upskilling Navigation

In this session we'll discuss taking on the formal role in a wider partnership of upskilling navigation to help students and workers explore, apply, enroll and complete upskilling training programs in a specific region or market.
Employee Success Program, Growth Planning | Grow a Social Enterprise, Manage a Social Enterprise

Continuing Education Series: Upskilling Targeted On-the Job/Corporate Training

In this session we will focus on Direct placement pipelines with employers that provide structured career paths and advancement opportunities to quality jobs offering living wages, benefits, and ongoing skills training.
Employee Success Program, Growth Planning | Grow a Social Enterprise, Manage a Social Enterprise

Continuing Education Series: Upskilling- Pre-Apprenticeships

In this session we will be covering structured curriculum that prepares clients to enroll and successfully complete Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs). These programs are often developed and/or validated by local RAPs, and are sometimes registered with state or federal apprenticeship agencies.
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