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Our Membership and Programs fees

Free Local Business Listing - on our website and linked in connection

Our Requirements

  1. Ottawa locally-owned business (1-50 employees)

  2. 51% ownership of a business.

  3. Makes independent purchasing decisions of products and services.

  4. Promotes environmental sustainability


  • One line listing of your company name, webpage, that includes your pledge towards sustainability.


  • Welcome kit : A 7 questions guide before Starting Your Sustainable journey."

MEMBERSHIP - $100/ year

Same as free Local listing membership with added benefits

  • Discount on the suite of services


  • Networking Action Workshops : a workshop for people who hate networking. Develop a connections with you follow entrepreneurs in this unique workshop facilitated sessions, ensuring our members interact also giving a sense of connection and encouraging initiative, to create value, capacity and walk away with actionable goals.

      • Collective Wisdom Workshop a 90-minute facilitated session, pre-selected members using the Xchange Approach to have conversations topic for exponential outcomes, ensuring our members interact also giving a sense of connection and encouraging initiative, to create value, capacity and actionable goals.

      • Sector-Based Workshops : Interactions and discussions to connect with members of similar products or services to talk about issues and concerns so to find solutions.

      • Skills exchange workshops : gives a brief overview of their journey on one or more projects that made their business more sustainable. Connect to peers.

      • Ask an expert workshop : Led by a local sustainability experts who shares their journey in helping make small businesses in Ottawa sustainable.


  • EZ 3P Self Assessment is an on line 30 minutes self Assessment that takes you

              1. step by step at your speed to begin and resources to spark the journey.

              2. Pre-made sustainability questionnaire that allows our members to quickly start the journey with case studies and articles that walk through sustainability projects

              3. Examples of local businesses initiatives that are doing well by doing good

  • Basic Eco profile with your contact info Logo and pledge to sustainability

      • Social media Post : we will post your business on our social media channels

  • Case studies Our Website has a number of cost-effective sustainability case studies, articles etc. that show clearly the return on investment for sustainability

  • SEA and be Seen in person Meetups : (when available) to meet in person our SEA and be seen monthly Meet ups with short 10 min presentation get Referral , meet sustainability experts that have cost effective solutions for sustainability

  • EZ Forums answers Connect with our Online members and guarantee you get an expert answer within 48 hours with our ticketing system .

  • EZ Portal Connect: Our Online general Forum to be able to create and answer posts with other small business members who have completed EZ-3P Self-assessment

  • Follow up Program " A check up on how your journey is advancing or to support our member in the best way you like .

  • Local Guides Sea will encourage via social media to consider posting your business on Google Local Guides this is a community of explorers who write reviews, share photos, answer questions, add or edit places, and check facts on Google Maps.

  • Discount book (soon) Get listed in our Loving Our Local discount book

  • Validation of google my Business (Get discovered) helps with registering your business on Google My Business including some basic information to create a profile such as name, address , business hours and service you provide. This will help you become more visible (SEO) in google searches. also will prepare you to get the link for rating you, to send to your customer, put the link on your email signature, invoices and webpage .


PARTNER PERKS

  • YMCA - Canada-Ontario Job Grant -- financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees

  • OSME - Connection with the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises as part of Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), to make it easier for smaller green businesses to bid on federal contracting opportunities and increase supplier diversity in federal procurement.

SUITE OF SERVICES for members $

Services that will help you save time money and effort on your sustainable journey


  • Green business Validation : A 25% discount price at Green Business Bureau, this is the trusted authority in green business. GBB enables businesses to understand, implement and verify green business practices. facilitated by SEA Step by step on line application with the Green Business Bureau (GBB) a sustainability verification authority that enables businesses to understand, implement and verify green business initiatives. 25% discount of posted price

              1. Eco Score : GBB’s EcoScore Dashboard remains a central pillar of your journey

              2. Eco Profile – though you’ll notice a new layout for the page header that includes your company’s logo.

              3. Green Mission & Commitments : GBB has always encouraged member businesses to define their green mission statement. The newly enhanced EcoProfile allows members to publish their mission statement and provide additional detail by publishing sustainable commitments in support of their overall green mission.

              4. Sustainability Accomplishments :In addition to sharing green mission and commitments, GBB now gives members an Eco Profile section to share their accomplishments and other milestones on their sustainable journey.

          • Individual Sustainable Action Workshops 50% discount : facilitated sessions, ensuring our members interact with your business also giving a sense of connection and encouraging initiative, to create value, capacity and walk away with actionable goals.

              1. Collective Wisdom Workshop a 90-minute facilitated session, pre-selected members using the Xchange Approach to have conversations topic for exponential outcomes, ensuring our members interact also giving a sense of connection and encouraging initiative, to create value, capacity and actionable goals.

              2. Sector-Based Workshops : Interactions and discussions to connect with members of similar products or services to talk about issues and concerns so to find solutions.

              3. Skills exchange workshops : gives a brief overview of their journey on one or more projects that made their business more sustainable. Connect to peers.

              4. Ask an expert workshop : Led by a local sustainability experts who shares their journey in helping make small businesses in Ottawa sustainable.

          • EZ 3P Assessment Plus $ 25 Get Mentioned on the EZ3P self-assessment share your initiatives, great examples or stories

  • Enhanced profile with Video production 25% discount : A 30 - 60 sec video profile and story and your pledge and accomplishments toward sustainability

  • Good Choice Initiative directory : This is an online sustainability hub that encourages people in the Ottawa area, including Gatineau and the Ottawa Valley, to live sustainably. We help you find local like-minded businesses and makers that uphold the social and environmental values that matter to you. 10% off posted pricing

  • The Business house - Google My business update % off (Get discovered) helps with registering and updating your business on Google My Business including basic information to create a profile such as name, address , business hours and service you provide. This will help you become more visible (SEO) in google searches. also will prepare you to get the link for rating you, to send to your customer, put the link on your email signature, invoices and webpage .

  • Funding Connection (Soon) : A vetted list specific for Ottawa small businesses of grants, scholarships, fellowships and financial support that's available to help Ottawa small businesses save time, money and effort that's connected to sustainability. List is update yearly using this directory

  • Podcast : (SOON ) Get focused as an Ottawa small businesses journey toward sustainability


  • Focus on You workshop, 25% discount : This is a dedicated workshop where you are the center of attention. You will can share your sustainability wins and challenges to a panel of experts and peers

  • In kind exchange: free exchange system to share services or products

  • Meeting spaces: postings system with description of services for brick and mortar shops who want to share space during business hours , for members to meet or co-work. Such ie. coffee shop to book a table for free or pay what you can off peak and on peak pay $$ to reserve



Sponsor


Partner Perks membership

Membership $250 : We create a landing page and promote your services and show the benefits on working together

Partners support and recognition for contributing to initiatives and projects who help our mission objectives and members benefit such as Partner Perks discounts, special projects collaboration or services that complements SEA objectives. (A formal MOU agreement will need to be put in place on how we will work together)

DONATION https://www.giveshop.ca/