Solomon Source Consulting knows that times are changing. We have worked with communities and regions and focused on practical solutions. We understand all of the elements necessary for dealing with the apparent complexities related to diversifying your economic base while at the same time protecting the natural, cultural/historical and quality of life in your community. Our approach is comprehensive and based on conducting thorough background research, needs assessment and utilizing in-depth community input. In short our approach is about empowerment!
Our expertise includes:
 

1. Experiential tourism and other types
   (ecotourism, nature, agritourism, cultural-historical, adventure, etc.)
2. Innovation in new and existing agriculture
3. Environmental assessment and management - utilizing remote-sensed data and cutting edge technologies
   
4. Value-added agriculture
5. Micro-enterprise
   
6. Marketing for tourism, business
7. Strategic Planning, Goals, and Plans of Action
8. Web-based technologies
9. Networking
10. Entrepreneurship
11. Cooperatives
12. Creativity as a vital supplement to competition
13. The Arts, festivals & events

Basic Guiding Principles

-  Community (regional) "Masters of Their Own Destiny"

-  Education is Foundational to Success!

-  Regional responsibility offers new models for development

-  Basic Human Right

   -  Clean water (Potters for Peace)

   -  Food (Norman Borlaug)

   -  Adequate housing (Habitat for Humanity)

-  Activities for you ensure our future (e.g. Boys & Girls Clubs, 4-H)

-  We are our sisters and brothers "keepers" (Barak Obama)

-  Empowered individuals (The Practice - Desmond Green)

-  Arts and creative outlets enhance the "quality of life"

-  Innovation derived from successful case studies (Rwanda project)

-  Environment protection (The Great Work - Thomas Berry)

-  Full, enriched "Quality of Life"

-  Helping regions and "producers" to realize lost "profits" (e.g. Value-added)

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