Social Business Programme
CCT is dedicated to creating long-term solutions in the fight against poverty. One means of achieving this aim is through the creation of social businesses that can provide regular, safe and reliable employment for people with significant barriers to employment.
A social business, as defined by micro-loan creator Muhammad Yunus, is a cause-driven business or company created to solve a social problem. Like an NGO, it has a social mission, but like a business, it generates its own revenues to cover its costs. The success of the business is not measured by the amount of profit made in a given period, but by its impact on the people it seeks to help.
All CCT's social businesses will be set up with the aim of becoming financially self-sustaining businesses as quickly as possible. They will provide employment and skills training to those in our Family Outreach Programme and any surplus revenue the business generates will be used to grow the business or as funding for other CCT projects.
The primary objectives of each CCT Social Business are to:
- overcome poverty by providing jobs and skills training for the poor
- be financially self-sustaining
- keep any profits within CCT for expansion and improvement of the business or related CCT projects
- provide employees with a fair market wage and above average working conditions and benefits
Sponsor a Business
CCT is currently running two social businesses:
Restaurant
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of a CCT Social Business, please contact us: info@cambodianchildrenstrust.org
You can also purchase a local Cambodian artwork to support this programme.
Thanks to Nine Dots Marketing
The CCT Social Business Programme was developed by Nine Dots Marketing and CCT's Business Development Manager, Kate McGrath. Kamuran Ozonaran and Zeynep Roberts, the directors of Nine Dots Marketing, spent time in Cambodia working with Kate and CCT's staff, assisting with the initial development of the programme. Since returning to Australia they continue to offer their invaluable expertise to assist in the programme's further development and implementation.
About Nine Dots Marketing
Nine Dots Marketing combine training specialists in Marketing & Business development with world-class organisational research services to offer leading training programs for team building, personal growth and development.
www.ninedotsmarketing.com
Kamuran Ozonaran - Managing Director
Kamuran’s passion is implementing programs in skill development, agency management, career development and training for marketing staff, she believes this is the cornerstone of marketing excellence. Kamuran is a marketing executive and qualified trainer with eighteen years marketing experience. Through her extensive experience and knowledge, Kamuran has built world class workshops in marketing training and assessment at Nine Dots Marketing.
Zeynep Roberts - Company Director
Zeynep believes that data based knowledge and consumer learning from research is key success factors in any marketing plan.
Zeynep has facilitated training programs for managers in Australia and Asia Pacific and has acted as an advisor to many high profile blue-chip companies and advertising agencies. Since 1999, she has also lectured in Marketing Strategy and Operations at Macquarie University and International Business at the University of Wollongong.
Zeynep has a Bachelor of Business Degree from University of Technology Sydney and Masters Degree in Marketing from University of New South Wales. Her specialised expertise is in organisational research, competency measurement and developing tailored training programs based on data analysis.