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Telstra Women’s Award Looks to Social Enterprise

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 6th May 2015 -  Women running social enterprises and Not for Profit organisations are eligible to enter a new category designed to showcase those delivering positive social change in the 2015 Telstra Business Women’s Awards.

The Missing Piece: How Close Is Social Enterprise in Reaching its Full Potential?

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 6th May 2015 -  Mark Daniels, Head of Market Development at Social Traders highlights the role social enterprise currently plays in Australia and explores the barriers preventing it from reaching its full potential.

Social Enterprises Win Start-Up Awards

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 23rd April 2015 -  Two Australian social enterprises - a disability employment service and an online fundraising platform - have been named as winners in the 2015 StartupSmart Awards.

Mining Social Enterprise Potential in WA

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Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 22nd April 2015 -  A unique social enterprise solution is the result of a $30 million corporate-NFP partnership aiming to revitalise a remote West Australian mining town, writes Nadia Boyce in this weeks Spotlight on Social Enterprise.

Why Australian Social Enterprise Needs More Than Impact Investment

Analysis

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 22nd April 2015 -  Despite the buzz, developing an impact investment market is not the answer for the provision of capital for all social enterprises in Australia, writes Libby Ward-Christie, Head of Investment and Advisory at Social Traders.

The Politics of Social Enterprise

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 22nd April 2015 -  Social enterprise is inherently political but is curiously being deemed politically-neutral in the lead up to the UK Election next month, writes Dr Andrew Curtis, co-founder and director of the Dragonfly Collective.

Impact Investing in Real Estate

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Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 8th April 2015 -  Innovative new funding models are tackling pressing social needs and the reduced availability of financial support to address those needs across Australia. Journalist Nadia Boyce spoke to one NSW property developer who recently secured $2.1 million in an impact investment to kick start his solution for funding new social housing developments.

Tech for the Other 80%

Spotlight

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 25th March 2015 -  A duo of technology entrepreneurs has made the move to social enterprise, aiming to bridge the digital divide between the world’s richest and poorest with a global rollout of their $7 computer-on-a-stick, writes Nadia Boyce in this week’s Spotlight on Social Enterprise.

Former PUP Senator Kicks Goal for The Big Issue

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th March 2015 -  Newly independent Queensland Senator Glenn Lazarus has helped secure a $2 million Federal Government funding commitment for The Big Issue’s national Community Street Soccer Program for the next two years.

Social Enterprise Vision Clicking Into Place

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Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th March 2015 -  A digital twist on the classic model of supported employment is the culmination of personal struggles with depression, a career as a social sector executive and almost a decade of study for one Melbourne woman, writes Nadia Boyce in this week’s Spotlight on Social Enterprise.

Why Co-operative and Mutual Businesses Are Key to Welfare Reform

Opinion

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th March 2015 -  With confirmation of a Senate Inquiry into Co-operatives and Mutuals and the endorsement of member-owned businesses in the McClure Report on welfare, it is time to think seriously about how to facilitate the growth of this increasingly important self-help segment of the economy, writes Melina Morrison, CEO of the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals.
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