| In todays global economy we can no longer assume | | | | concern if your largest consumer is not close by. Fuel |
| that all business ventures are viable for growth in any | | | | that drives movement of product is not a major |
| given marketplace soil. Passion and hard work are | | | | consideration. |
| just not enough. Where you grow your economic | | | | Next leveraging technology at all levels of the |
| crop is now key to success. | | | | organization is a MUST! No longer can front office, |
| Labour intensive manufacturing in the North American | | | | back office be antiquated in any way. The systems |
| marketplace has been transitioning to provinces, | | | | can have no redundancy whatsoever! No longer can |
| states and countries where the nutrients required to | | | | the work force be ignorant of high tech. |
| be profitable are a labour force of much lower costs | | | | Another factor that can plague the organic growth |
| and greater stimulus offered for rapid growth; tax | | | | of a company is the mindset and location of it's |
| incentives, power considerations etc. | | | | venture capitalists. If they are not regionally |
| The manufacturing sector provides a very strong | | | | committed to the back bone of where that facility |
| case for the "Organics" that need to be considered | | | | will grow, this can have detrimental affects on the |
| when opening a new business in a particular region. | | | | longevity of that plant. Looking to create a system |
| Natural growth is the key to its success, with little | | | | of removed investors looking to profit with no |
| effort will it grow? The manufacturing sector once | | | | reinvestment in the soil from which they harvested. |
| thrived wherever entrepreneurial seeds were | | | | As we become more of a global economy we are in |
| dropped. Pretty much any soil along a decent | | | | fact having to take on a regional mindset to survive, |
| transportation route would suffice. This is no longer | | | | the only difference is we have a wider circle of |
| the case as companies struggle to downsize, massive | | | | economic influence we must consider- the planet |
| layoffs to try and keep a manufacturing facility open. | | | | earth! |
| The economic soil no longer sustaining what that | | | | Like our environment if we want a skilled motivated |
| profit driven plant requires. | | | | workforce we must reinvest in the economic |
| A few considerations in the Organic economy... | | | | landscape and this all starts with making sure that the |
| First and foremost start with the size of the local | | | | product or service will sustain itself in a particular |
| market for your product, then the price point | | | | economic soil long term. |
| "globally", labour costs in that region, government | | | | In a global economy this is can no longer be an after |
| state/provincial policies and agendas, next labour | | | | thought, mortgages, payments, peoples livelihood |
| force movement/mindset is key; is the labour well | | | | depend on it. |
| we draw from tainted by days of little effort and | | | | It's the right thing to do! |
| much prosperity from days gone by. We have to | | | | John Plante |
| consider supply routes and transportation as a major | | | | StealthAsset Management Inc. |