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Social Enterprise competition heats up at popular Vancouver event
On Thursday, March 8, 2012, three social enterprises will pitch their ideas to a panel of local business leaders for the opportunity to be awarded financial and technical assistance packages to help grow their enterprise.
Sold out for 3 years running, the 4th annual Social Enterprise Dragons™ will include a lively business competition with an expert judging panel, networking opportunities, refreshments, and information about local social enterprises. Before the competition, Social Enterprises and their supporters can participate in a day of learning at the 2012 Social Enterprise Day of Learning presented by Enterprising Non-Profits (enp)
Social Enterprise Dragons is presented by Enterprising Non-Profits in partnership with JDQ Systems Inc., Junxion Strategy, and KPMG. Angel Sponsors include TELUS and ASQ Canada – Vancouver Section. Vancity Community Foundation is a Strength sponsor. Other supporters include Axiom News, SEE Change Magazine, and Bull, Housser & Tupper.
The Social Enterprise Dragons event will be held on March 8th, 2012, 5:00pm – 8:00pm, at the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts (SFU), 149 West Hastings Street in Vancouver.
Register today and buy tickets to participate in both events:
BC Social Enterprise Day of Learning & Social Enterprise Dragons 2012 at:
www.SocialEnterpriseDragons.com**
**Register with Promo Code ‘JDQ’ for a $25 discount
The 3 finalists for the Social Enterprise Dragons event are EMBERS Staffing Solutions, Haida Gwaii Higher Education Society and Vancouver Native Housing Society.
The BC Social Enterprise Day of Learning will be held at the Library Square Conference Centre, 350 W. Georgia, Vancouver, from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, on March 8, 2012, prior to the “Dragons” finale.
JDQ Announces Recipient of Winter 2012 3Spheres™ Initiative
JDQ Systems Inc. is pleased to announce its selection of DreamRider Theatre as the recipient of the JDQ Winter 2012 3Spheres of Reciprocity™ Initiative.
The JDQ 3Spheres team of volunteers will be focusing their expertise on business pr
ocess improvement, including optimization of a complex performance scheduling process. DreamRider Theatre is poised for significant growth in the near future. JDQ will assist DreamRider Theatre to discover and implement best practices that will facilitate their evolution. JDQ is delighted to be helping and learning in the environmental awareness sector for this new project.
Jon Morris, JDQ’s President, said: “This is JDQ’s first 3Spheres project for a ‘performance arts’ organization. Since DreamRider’s mission is to educate youth about environmental issues, the project will provide a great learning and helping experience for the 3Spheres team. JDQ will gain valuable insight into the arts, the environment and the education process, indirectly providing new expertise and innovative solutions for our for-profit clients.”
“We’ve just had our first session with JDQ and already we are reaping benefits from the process”, states DreamRider Theatre Founder Vanessa LeBourdais. “We’re very grateful and excited to be able to bring superior business systems processes into our day-to-day operations, and can already see how this will help us survive and thrive in tough times”.
The DreamRider Theatre project will begin with a high-level business process assessment and then follow up with a detailed improvement project on a few high priority processes.
About DreamRider Theatre
DreamRider Theatre’s mission is to build generations of ecologically-responsible young citizens. Through the excitement of live theatre and multi-media, DreamRider introduces the fundamentals of environmental awareness to school age children. Inspiring children to take positive action, and to pass that inspiration on to their families and communities.
About 3Spheres
3Spheres is a philosophy and model for healthy, optimal, and successful community engagement. It is a paradigm for social responsibility and cooperative relationships grown from the fundamental understanding that we can all thrive by participating simultaneously in the spheres of Helping, Learning and Profiting. Ultimately, it is a model for other small and medium sized businesses to share best practices with each other and the community.
JDQ President Speaks at Business Learning Event
JDQ President Speaks at Business Learning Event
Details:
Thursday, December 1st, 2011
5:30 – 7:30 pm
YWCA Hotel in Vancouver (733 Beatty Street)
Refreshments will be provided.
Cost is $15 per person.
“Many social enterprises face the challenging task of determining what are their true costs and what price they should charge for their product or service. Sometimes the current competitive market price is the main determinant and sometimes it is the cost of delivering the product or service, and the desired profit margin, that are key. Regardless of how an organization approaches the pricing decision, is important for them to know the true labour, material and overhead costs associated with delivering their product or service. In addition, knowing how to reduce these costs can often be the difference between success and failure for the social enterprise.
In his presentation, Jon will build on enp’s last 2 marketing and finance event topics, and demonstrate how JDQ has assisted 4 Social Enterprises in determining their costs and prices using an Activity Based Costing model. He will also introduce business process improvement (BPI) tools that can help identify hidden costs associated with delivering your product, and the waste that can be eliminated to reduce your costs. Participants will take away a template of the Activity Based Costing spreadsheet and a good understanding of how they can apply it, and other BPI tools, to their own organization.”
JDQ Announces Fall 2011 3Spheres of Reciprocity™ Call For Proposals
October 13, 2011
Donation of Expertise to Lower Mainland Non-Profits
As part of its award winning 3Spheres™ initiative, JDQ is once again volunteering expertise to help a British Columbia Lower-Mainland non-profit improve its business processes.
Whatever an organization’s focus and challenges, JDQ’s process improvement methodologies can vastly help. As experts in quality systems, project management and software applications, JDQ’s collaborations result in improved efficiency, increased satisfaction, increased cost savings and greater revenue.
Deadline for applications is October 21st, 2011. The recipient organization will be selected and notified early November 2011. The improvement project may begin as early as late November 2011.
This opportunity is part of JDQ’s 3Spheres of Reciprocity initiative. 3Spheres is a model for hands-on social responsibility and mutually beneficial relationships grown from the fundamental understanding that only through the close association of the spheres of Helping,Profiting and Learning can continual improvement be sustained.
3Spheres reflects JDQ’s obligation to optimize its impact on society and is built on these interrelated principles:
- All of us should be actively concerned with helping to insure the welfare of each other and society at large.
- The food of growth is learning. Research and mentoring are the vehicles for this.
- The purpose of business is sustainable profit.
Please visit www.jdq.com/3spheres/JDQ_invitation to learn more about this opportunity, the criteria for eligibility and the application process.