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Finding the Good in Sisterhood

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th February 2015 - A political refugee from Colombia is diving headfirst into the social enterprise scene as she seeks to help refugee and asylum seeker women move past language barriers and isolation…

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Resourcing Community Cohesion

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 28th January 2015 - A popular recycling social enterprise operating for nearly a quarter of a century is emerging as the glue holding together a community stricken by disadvantage, writes Nadia Boyce…

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A Social Enterprise with a Sporting Chance

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 17th December 2014 - A sports-mad social science graduate is touting social enterprise in the top end, bringing the promise of sustainability and self-leadership to community organisations in remote…

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Micro-Enterprise With A Mission

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 3rd December 2014 - A Melbourne community organisation is dealing with the closure of a much loved social enterprise cafe by turning to smaller scale micro-enterprises, writes Nadia Boyce in this week’s…

Aus Social Enterprise: Leaving History Behind

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 3rd December 2014 - Improved communication about social outcomes is needed to overcome the “bad taste” left by the “dressed-up charity programs” of social enterprise's…

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Backing Up or Carving Out? The Role of Government in Supporting Social Enterprise

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 19th November 2014 - Recognition of the role of social enterprises and intermediaries is needed in Australia to clarify their place in, and importance to Federal policy and the economy more broadly writes…

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Putting Social Enterprise on Paper!

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 5th November 2014 - The effervescent young founder of a new social enterprise stationery label left the corporate world in search of greater purpose. Last week, with the launch of her new brand, she officially…

Social Entrepreneurs: What They Really Want

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 5th November 2014 - Young social entrepreneurs isolate raising awareness of social business and providing mentoring and expertise as the most valuable contributions the corporate world can make…

More NFPs Look to Social Enterprise Model

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 24th September 2014 - A report looking at the emergence of "social enterprises" in Australia has found a strong trend towards greater commercialisation among organisations that would traditionally…

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Sailing Solo for a Regional Boost

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 24th September 2014 - A startup spruiking traditional wooden boats in regional NSW is aiming to boost the local tourism industry and the prospects of the marginalised – despite a disconnect…