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

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

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Social Enterprise – The Greatest Untold NFP Story

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th March 2015 -  With an estimated 20,000 social enterprises in Australia, where are all these businesses that are trading for social impact, asks Mark Daniels, Head of Market and Sector Development at Social Traders.

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French Delicacy to Help the Homeless

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 25th February 2015 -  A young social entrepreneur is leveraging Melbourne’s trendy food truck scene by selling crepes to help the homeless - securing some very high-profile supporters along the way, writes Nadia Boyce in this week’s Spotlight on Social Enterprise.

Navigating Social Enterprise ‘Tensions’

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 25th February 2015 -  Governance issues need to be more visible in social enterprise debates in Australia, according to a Swinburne University academic who has authored a new study revealing that social enterprise demands a unique form of governance to tackle the tensions

Applications Open for National Social Enterprise Awards

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 25th February 2015 -  Applications are open for the 2015 Social Enterprise Awards, including a new category set to showcase some of the sector’s most recognisable faces.

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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 in their new lives in Australia, writes Nadia Boyce in this week’s

UBS Sponsors UK’s First Social Investment Tax Relief Fund

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th February 2015 -  Wealth Manager UBS has announced that it is sponsoring social impact investment specialist, Resonance, to develop the first in a series of Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) funds in cities across the UK.

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Prioritising Social Enterprise Sustainability

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th February 2015 -  Money isn’t much use to social enterprises if the people and processes are not in place to make the best use of these funds - but external help is not always the solution, writes global social enterprise consultant Kimberley Jutze.

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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 in this week’s Spotlight on Social Enterprise.

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A Seed for Social Procurement

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 14th January 2015 -  An established Queensland social enterprise offering jobs to the marginalised has found success - and experienced devastating setbacks - as a result of its push for social procurement, writes Nadia Boyce in this week’s Spotlight on Social Enterpris

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