Equipment is an investment, and—depending on the value of the equipment, what it’s used for, or how frequently it needs to be purchased or replaced—it can be a significant investment for an employment social enterprise.
Topic: Operations
Operations Resources
Staffing management is the practice of aligning participant workers with work shifts and service contracts to ensure your employment social enterprise can reliably deliver work it has committed to.
Generally, the need for documented processes and good process management increases as an organization grows. But all organizations should have some form of documented processes.
It’s important to consider and select software thoughtfully so that the combined whole of all systems and software that support an organization result in increased efficiency.
Inventory management refers to the process of ordering, storing, and using an organization’s inventory. This includes the warehousing, processing, and overall management of raw materials, as well as work-in-progress (WIP) inventory and finished products.
This is a helpful resource for those seeking to better understand the terminology and concepts related to Employment Social Enterprises (ESEs) and the broader field of social entrepreneurship.
This resource tailors its advice and guidance to early-stage ESEs, is designed with a “newly-onboarded COO of an ESE” in mind, and incorporates an organizational change management lens on operations improvement