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Barefoot Holidays for Social Entrepreneurs

If you are interested in working with us you can
access business orientation for setting up
independent Social Enterprise Co-ventures by
visiting: Eco-Campus - SOL Community – at:
The Spirit of Life Retreat Centre, Mani, Greece.

Those, who complete two weeks at the Retreat

Centre, learn about the principal components of
ethical enterprise based on Community
principles - informed by a perspective derived from perma-culture.
This is suitable for those interested in the practice of Right Livelihood and
Community (Sangha).

This is not a management course or commercial agenda. The programme is a

creative break from reductive, analytic thinking and for those individuals who
share a commitment to work-life balance and living and working for People and
Planet. It is suitable for those with an active interest in Dharma studies and
Dharma practice, and Right Livelihood.

All you need do, when you apply is to let us know which town
or city, or towns and cities in Europe or Asia where you want
to set up your Sustainability Group.

We will work with you in preparing the resources, contacts

and support that will enable you to deliver support services to
individuals, professionals, Social Enterprises and
entrepreneurs on a membership subscription basis.

Alternatively, you can learn about sustainable enterprise on a

study week at Schumacher College. (Prices start at £500 a
week).

Sustainability Groups
To initiate your Sustainability Group you will need:
1. A website
2. A Protocol
3. An address
4. Products and services to provide locally
5. Cards and loyalty cards
6. Internet resources
7. Online membership fee collection
8. Self-employed associates who you recruit locally

Sustainability – in principle
You will need to be familiar with:
 Good Business, Flow, Leadership and the Making
of Meaning
 www.TheSystemsThinker.com
 www.MargaretWheatley.com – Leadership and
the New Science
 Dr Patrick Dixon www.globalchange.com
 Reading the Marketplace
 Transition Culture
 Small is Beautiful – E.F. Schumacher

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Sustainability – in practice
You can earn additional revenues from running:
 Creative Workshops - leading The Creative Life
 EFL
 Language learning
 Leadership
 Multi-cultural understanding, nvc,
 Project management and kai-zen.

Your colleagues
To work with you as a Co-venture Associate you will need a cadre of seven key
people who share your ethos and can benefit your membership base by working
collaboratively on a co-operative basis.

Additional services you can offer

You can deliver lifelong services by providing:
 Local staff (household help)
 Talking Green Pages
 Holidays for Social Entrepreneurs (Barefoot Holidays)
 Design, brand management and media services
 Learning services – tutorial support on demand

Learning services from Eco-Campus

We provide “seed” resources and contacts for you to run your
own subscription services to local professionals and businesses.

You can offer learning services, EFL, language learning to

students on a membership basis.

Language learning curricula, Lingua Vista and Career Support

services are available through Flow Internet Cafes.

Curricula can be localised to support European and Asian

languages.

The Spirit of Life Centre

As a SOL Community Member you can offer teacher training for those who want
an independent career as a tutor, coach, mentor or education provider.
SOL Community is committed to the principles of Whole Person Development,
human-scale education and eco-learning.

Media Services
Eco-Campus Publishing and Media services are designed for independent
educators to publish their own courses for students.

See: Eco-Campus and Sustainability PDFs.

Schools services
Our schools’ service provides media services for education
providers those developing curricula in Sustainable Enterprise
Development.
Film Club membership is available for schools and educators
who want to set up their own screenings on a membership
basis, using Zen Café Central Film Library.

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We recommend access to the following online resources: www.bigpicture.tv,

Sapere, Barefoot Books, www.teachersupport.info, www.teachers.tv, Authentic
Education, www.filmclub.org and Study Direct.

The next step

Contact us to access the Café Society Handbook for setting up your own Juice Bar
as a Social Enterprise co-operative.

Café Society: a membership service for investors in sustainable community