Entrants's Name: Ernesto Sirolli

Country: United States

Field: Economic Development

Innovation - idea: The Sirolli Institute responds to community needs by creating prosperous enterprises and jobs target www.sirolli.com, www.sirolli.uk, www.enterprisefacilitation.com. We also have a blog at http://sirolli.blogspot.com, and an online forum at http://sirolli.informe.com

Innovation - why it is pioneering: Sirolli Institute works with the passion and the intelligence which exists in every community. "The greatest resource of a community lies between the ears of it's pepople" www.sirolli.uk

Strategy - how it achieves impact: 30 month training of local volunteers and the Facilitator. Average results are 20 new businesses in the first 24 months. www.enterprisefacilitation.com

Strategy - growth plans: We are a non profit social enterprise organization and practice our own management tool called "Trinity of Management sucessfully

Impact to date: Over 300 projects in Australia, USA Canada and UK. Many entreprenuers and civic leaders have been inspired by book "Ripples from the Zambezi" and have adopted the philosophy

Future impact: Enterprise Facilitators will become as common as family doctors .The Sirolli Institute would have worked in all of the North American states and gain recognition as a valid complimentary strategy in the field of local economic development.

Sustainability - resource base: fee for service and reinvestmentin communities using accumulates reserves

Major challenge for the field: Being self sustainable and practising social enterprise

Contact Information:

Name: Dr Ernesto Sirolli - CEO
Mailing address: 1200 Ridgeway Drive Sacramento CA 95822
Country: United States
Email: sirolli@visi.com
Tel: 916 446 9264
Fax: 916 446 9263
Website: www.sirolli.com, www.sirolli.co.uk, and www.enterprisefacilitation.net

Bio: www.sirolli.com