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Social Procurement Slow But Steady – Report

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 21st May 2014 - Social procurement is gaining momentum in Australia but is far from widespread, according to new research undertaken by Social Traders. Over 67 per cent of respondents to the survey…

Foresters Community Finance CEO Departs

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 21st May 2014 - Foresters Community Finance is looking for a new CEO following the announcement that the long-time chief executive Belinda Drew will finish in the role in June 2014. After…

Community Finance to the Forefront

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 7th May 2014 - A new online platform supported by the Victorian Government is set to simplify the process of accessing community finance for social enterprises and Not for Profits. Foresters Community…

Financial Failure Restricting Indigenous Enterprise

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 7th May 2014 - Insufficient ongoing support and financial issues such as lack of access to capital and poor business planning remain the key barriers for indigenous community-based enterprises,…

Spotlight

Prickle-d for Good

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 23rd April 2014 - A unique social enterprise is bringing Chinese Medicine to Australia’s marginalised, drawing on China’s success in using alternative therapies to treat its booming…

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Using Your Entrepreneurial Hat

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th April 2014 - Not for Profits are looking more and more into innovative ways to improve income streams, one of which is through social enterprise. The presentation “Let’s Talk Business”,…

Aus Inquiry Urged to Promote Social Investment

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 9th April 2014 - Social sector advocates are urging the Federal Government to look at new ways to promote social investment in Australia as part of its inquiry into the financial system. In…

Standing up for Social Change

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 8th April 2014 - Green, second from left, will launch his social enterprise One Night Stand. Social entrepreneur Jamie Green will host a very unique display when he stands inside a Perspex box for…

‘Pozible’ Banking On Social Enterprise

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 26th March 2014 - Customer-owned bank, bankmecu has stepped into the online fundraising arena joining with crowdfunding platform Pozible to help fund new social enterprise projects. The campaign,…

Social Innovation Fellows Mean Business

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 26th March 2014 - Top postgraduate students are set to help social enterprises develop new business models and become more “investor ready” under a new Social Innovation Fellowships…

Opinion

Will More Business-Like Social Enterprises Improve Care?

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 26th March 2014 - The big opportunity on the horizon for social enterprise development in Australia may be the National Disability Insurance Scheme, writes Chris Mason, from the Swinburne Centre…

Confusion Over Paid Charity Workers Remains – Poll

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 20th March 2014 - The public is happy to see charity shop managers draw a salary, but confusion remains over who is paid in charities, new UK research reveals. A poll, carried out by UK research consultancy…