On Episode 148 of Impact Boom, Kim Rollason-Nokes of Ethni and Mantua Sewing Studio shares her broad experience in founding two social enterprises that provide opportunities and support for young people from refugee & migrant backgrounds, giving insights into the not-for-profit sector, challenges in setting up and tips for other entrepreneurs.
Read MoreOn Episode 146 of Impact Boom, Coss Marte of Conbody discusses how he went from earning $2 million a year dealing drugs, to doing time in prison, then starting a social enterprise which employs ex-offenders and gets them back on track.
Read MoreOn Episode 144 of Impact Boom, Dion McCurdy of NewVote discusses his experience in developing the organisation and shares insights into how social enterprise can be used to empower the community to become more politically engaged to create positive social impact.
Read MoreThree weeks ago, South Australia launched ‘Adelaide Social Enterprise’ - a Meetup group that is modelled on ‘Brisbane Social Enterprise’. The group intends to follow Queensland’s lead and form a South Australian version of the Queensland Social Enterprise Council (QSEC), the peak body democratically representing Social Enterprise in Queensland.
Read MoreOn Episode 145 of Impact Boom, Dave Linton of Madlug discusses key trends in the social enterprise sector and how people are moving more towards a social mindset than a pure capitalist one, whilst providing some great insights into storytelling for success.
Read MoreOn Episode 142 of Impact Boom, Andres Morales of Living In Minca provides a global view of the social enterprise landscape, talks about how to overcome challenges and the benefits of forming strategic partnerships to measure impact.
Read MoreOn Episode 143 of Impact Boom, Jennifer Bishop of Resonate Consulting and VSO shares her experience in creating positive partnerships between different sectors and discusses typical challenges for social entrepreneurs and those working in the international development space.
Read MoreOn Episode 141 of Impact Boom, Adam McCurdie shares some of the key lessons learnt from co-founding Humanitix, from cultivating the right mindset, to staying the course, as well as insights into the social enterprise sector (and ongoing debate as to how the sector defines itself).
Read MoreImpact Boom has welcomed a high potential group of 15 diverse social enterprises into the Elevate+ Accelerator Program in Brisbane. The enterprises, led by a group of passionate, purpose-led entrepreneurs, are tackling an array of pressing community issues both locally and internationally. Keep your eyes on this cohort as they work hard to maximise their impact!
Read MoreOn February 4th, Impact Boom hosted the First Nations Impact Entrepreneurship Experience, bringing together Indigenous Australians for a workshop, networking and informative discussion on Indigenous business in Queensland and more broadly in Australia. The panel conversation and audience Q&A focussed on ‘Accelerating Indigenous Entrepreneurship’ with the aim of advancing the conversation forward.
Read MoreOn Episode 138 of Impact Boom, Karen Lynch of Belu Water shares her journey turning a struggling charity, into a hugely impactful, premium social enterprise brand.
Read MoreOn Episode 137 of Impact Boom, Meg Doherty shares her experience of the Year Here course, her placement in a homeless hostel and how this led her to launch Fat Macy’s, a catering company supporting young Londoners out of homelessness.
Read MoreOn Episode 136 of Impact Boom, Claire Coder discusses her experience in founding Aunt Flow, sharing key insights, resources and tools to help other entrepreneurs take the leap and start something they love.
Read MoreOn Episode 134 of Impact Boom, Ruth Drinkwater of Alkira Software shares her broad experience on turning ideas into impact, provides advice for entrepreneurs and discusses opportunities and challenges within the Australian investment landscape.
Read MoreOn Episode 132 of Impact Boom, Matthew Taylor of the Victorian Government provides strong insights into a $600 billion dollar social change opportunity and Victoria’s Social Procurement Framework, whilst sharing his journey and lessons from creating a social enterprise called MET Designs.
Read MoreOn Episode 130 of Impact Boom, Alex Oppes of Social Ventures Australia discusses the social enterprise movement in Australia, providing key insights into some of the progress made, as well as opportunities to improve, whilst providing advice for social entrepreneurs to maximise their impact.
Read MoreOn Episode 133 of Impact Boom, Andrea shares her experience after founding _SocialStarters, which enables corporate professionals to volunteer their time as social enterprise consultants, after making this transition herself. Andrea also manages the Serious Impact incubator in East London, and provides us with insights for social entrepreneurs.
Read MoreOn Episode 128 of Impact Boom, Andrew Hamilton of Social Scaffolding discusses consistent gaps where non profits could commonly improve and provides insights into impact investing, effective boards and implementing ideas.
Read MoreOn Episode 127 of Impact Boom, Sharon Zivkovic of Community Capacity Builders and Wicked Lab discusses the difference between simple and complicated problems, providing communities and governments with insights on how to best tackle complex issues with effective approaches.
Read MoreOn Episode 126 of Impact Boom, Brad Clair and Nick Kamols discuss how they got early traction at Powerwells, sharing insights into their social enterprise journey and what they’ve learnt about the future of business.
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