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Pipeline of Indigenous Talent Leads to Social Enterprise Success

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 17th June 2015 -  A painting social enterprise in Western Sydney is working to improve employment outcomes for young Indigenous people off the back of a delicately cultivated relationship with a …

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Electronic Waste Brings Social Outcomes

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 3rd June 2015 -  A Queensland social enterprise is tackling burgeoning waste from the consumer electronics industry using social enterprise in its “purest” form. Nadia Boyce speaks…

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Finessing the Farmers’ Market Model

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 20th May 2015 -  Being denied charitable status and facing accusations of elitism have been barriers on the road to success for one Melbourne social entrepreneur who continues to drive the farmers’…

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Financials the Toughest Challenge for Social Standout

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 6th May 2015 -  An iconic social Services Not for Profit operating several cafes in Melbourne’s inner suburbs is producing stunning social outcomes despite its ongoing quest to achieve …

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Mining Social Enterprise Potential in WA

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…

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Tech for the Other 80%

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 …

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Social Enterprise Vision Clicking Into Place

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 …

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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 …

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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 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…

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