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‘Social enterprise is a verb. It is not a noun.’

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 4th September 2019 -  The aim of social enterprise is to build a social value marketplace, it is not another means of doing corporate social responsibility, says a global social enterprise expert.

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Is an ecosystem-based approach the future of funding social enterprise?

Jay Boolkin, Thursday, 22nd August 2019 -  It’s often discussed that funding the social enterprise ecosystem is important to help all social enterprises thrive – but what exactly is this ecosystem, and why and how should we fund it, ask Laura Reed and Jay Boolkin, in this article first pu
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Victorian social enterprises get connected

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 22nd August 2019 -  Social enterprises across Victoria are getting connected with the launch of a statewide peer-to-peer network.
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Social enterprise helping vulnerable Aussies find meaningful work

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 6th August 2019 -  Social enterprise is delivering better job opportunities for disadvantaged Australians than mainstream employment while also fixing gaps in government jobseeker programs, new research shows. 
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Local business saves 85,000 single-use bowls

Contributor, Tuesday, 6th August 2019 -  Next time you eat takeaway food in Melbourne, enjoy your meal in a returnable stainless steel bowl designed by a local business that City of Melbourne supported with a small business grant. 

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Startup in the land of the Pegasus

Libby Ward-Christie, Wednesday, 24th July 2019 -  Social enterprise spans the boundaries of commercial and social-impact logics, but we still understand very little of what this means for startup support. Here Libby Ward-Christie shares one of the key insights from the Swinburne Social Startup Studi

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The (almost) united states of social enterprise

Jay Boolkin, Tuesday, 9th July 2019 -  Laura Reed and Jay Boolkin offer a state-by-state helicopter view of what’s happening in the social enterprise space.

Social startups are here, but going nowhere

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 8th July 2019 -  Social entrepreneurs in Europe are struggling to scale their startups due to a lack of growth mindset and little awareness and confidence around sourcing new finance options, a new report has found. 

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Why we need a peak body for NSW and ACT social enterprises

Contributor, Tuesday, 2nd July 2019 -  It’s time a social enterprise council or network was established in NSW and ACT to advocate for and represent the social enterprise sector, write Social Change Central, part of the catalysing team behind a new initiative to create a peak body for N

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Gender inequality and social entrepreneurship

Cindy Mitchell, Wednesday, 19th June 2019 -  Cindy Reese Mitchell explores how the gender norms that hobble women’s full participation in business also apply to those who are passionate about social innovation.

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