Service areas
CESO provides much needed service to communities within Canada and in many other countries around the world. The types of services we can provide have been listed on this web page to give you a better idea of how we assist economic development.
Our service areas include:
Strategic Planning
What we do; how we do it; where do we want to go and how will we get there? Our volunteer advisors help clients answer these questions, document their goals and create a plan to ensure that they achieve them.
Business Development
Our volunteer advisors are among Canada’s top business leaders and they help clients with start-up, expansion, marketing, locating sources of business financing and all aspects of management.
Accounting and Finance
Our finance experts assist in accounting, banking, national and international tax issues, financial management for individuals and businesses and financial reporting.
Organizational Development
From human resources to policy and training development to mediation and change management, our industry experts help clients create the structures that foster success.
Community Development
Our volunteer advisors work with community leaders to develop feasibility studies, land use plans and community assessment frameworks. We also “train the trainers” in community health management and emergency management procedures.
Governance
Partnering with band councils and all levels of government, our volunteer advisors have implemented award-winning, streamlined governance systems that are fair and accountable to all community members.
Production and Operations
Our manufacturing experts assist with research and development, production and maintenance management, as well as application for quality management (ISO) certification.