Community Development Projects

 

 

Objectives achieve economies of scale in small towns, coastal areas. river and rural communities through the application of a team effort across multiple communities that share in the marketing and sales costs. 

Commercial Strategies with Economies of Scale 

Mission create new sustainable wealth and economic opportunities by: 

• improving local knowledge and expertise, ensure accountability and responsibility by participants, 

• educating clients to ensure respect for local values and traditions, 

• utilizing market forces to achieve economies of scale and purchasing power, developing markets for products and services, focusing on sustainable projects in tourism, energy efficiency and supply chain, generating capital resources for small enterprises, and partnering with local government and nonprofits to reach into a community. 

Projects that Draw on Local History Traditions and Talents 

Arezza is a local, collective, multidisciplinary, private, sustainable community economic development business that focuses on projects that create new entrepreneurial opportunities in local areas around the world: 

1. made specifically for your community and unique to your region,  

2. via a multidisciplinary approach that rests on the following income creating pillars: education and training, energy efficiency, travel related services and local products, 

3. drawing on resources and expertise in a carefully constructed partnership unique to the culture, values and needs of your territory,

4. entrepreneurial - to create, try something new, and to succeed, 

5. sustainable with quality skills that empower individuals in the community and in respect of the environment,  

A Collective Multidisciplinary Approach to Wealth Creation 

 Where history and culture, knowledge and learning, local citizens and visitors, the past and the future come together and, building on past achievements, create new opportunities; communities are selected because of geographical location and proximity to transport assets. 

A Revenue Sharing Program

Special Purpose Vehicles - SPVs - are created for each participating community, each capitalized at US$ 50 thousand. Individual investors participate with cash or in kind up to US$ 5,000 with shares of US$ 100. 

Investors can participate in one or more SPVs and can own up to 50 percent in each entity. The balance of SPV shares are owned by Arezza (the project sponsor), local stakeholders (public, private and non-profit) and staff who receive compensation from the local revenue sharing program.

Local SPVs are independent of each other but benefit from a joint marketing, sales and management program.

Community Museums Transit Stations and Libraries

New Small Business and employment begins with the training of new entrepreneurs in key skills, including: tourism operations, customer and transit services, energy savings, water resources, information and library management.

A museum, train station, bus depot, library, civic center or other similar public or private building is the point of reference to carry out the above referenced training as well as to act as info point, meeting place and event location for local residents as well as visitors from other communities acting as the point of reference in the local area for cultural and other itineraries.

Each community has Unique Capabilities and Resources

A Collaboration with your facility is open-ended, can be terminated at any time and does not impact on your current resources; where staff time is involved, it will be compensated on terms and conditions to be negotiated on a project basis.

Partial facilities use for meetings, events and the tourism info point can be paid:

o   at rates to be negotiated, or

o   in kind with equipment and services for use by the general public

The Results of this effort are: 

job creation in the community,

new revenue and tax receipts from tourism, transit and other business activities,

positioning of your structure as the community’s most important asset.

Tell Us About Your Community and Facility

Business Resources for Tourism Energy Water and Transit Projects

Tema works with you and your community to develop and implement training programs to:

• Start new businesses;
• Help existing businesses adopt state of the art sustainability practices; 
• Prepare students for the jobs market; 
• Assist local governments and nonprofits  meet environmental standards; 
• Develop and implement sustainable tourism capabilities; 
• Create or upgrade your museum’s sustainability plans.

Training Management Solutions and Markets for your Products and Services

Hands-on education, training and work-study opportunities that enhance skills and knowledge to make well informed environmental choices in:

• community sustainability
• watershed management
• sustainable tourism
• museum management
• landscape architecture
• sustainable agriculture
• renewable energy
• municipality conservation & development

Training Programs

Green Buildings Systems and Materials cover the fundamentals of building science and examine a ‘whole-building’ approach to construction, operations, and maintenance. Identification of core principles, best practices, regulations, incentives, and fundamentals of the LEED rating systems.

Green Certifications Labels and Standards are an indication that green principles are practiced and that dynamic, ongoing sustainability practices are in place. Review of techniques for determining legitimacy, credibility and performance. Industry certifications in building, consumer products, environmental landscaping and lodging/tourism.

Water Resources and Conservation implement proper landscaping techniques and a water conservation plan: reuse of reclaimed water, rainwater catchment systems and reduce water leakage.

Environmental Accounting implementing environmental/carbon accounting as part of a sustainability plan that prioritizes actions based on the return on investment for owners, stakeholders and taxpayers as well as meet energy, water, and waste-reduction targets.

Renewable Energy in sustainability planning initiatives is a crucial element in lowering long-term operating costs. Energy planning creates a culture of environmental and social responsibility.

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