ACT Social Enterprise Hub

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ACT Social Enterprise Hub
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Social Ventures Australia

• Venture Development - portfolio of social
• ventures that we invest into.

• SVA consulting - fee for service to the
• non-profit sector.

• SVA Partnerships - collaborative project work
• to achieve transformative social change.

• Education Employment

www.socialventures.com.au
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The Need

• More than 1 million Australians are excluded
  from mainstream life and employment due to
  disability, illness or other disadvantage
• Australia has seventh lowest employment rate for
  people with a disability in OECD
• 81 of people without a disability are in the
  labour force
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• For those with a mental illness 29
• For those with a disability 53
• For indigenous Australians 57
• For refugees and asylum seekers 58

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ACT Hub Our Purpose

• To work with entrepreneurs, community
  organisations, businesses and government to grow
  and develop social enterprises in the ACT that
  are
• self sustaining and
• that increase employment opportunities for people
  that are disadvantaged in the labour market.

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The Strategy
Social Enterprise
2. Provide access to business resources
and networks
Social Enterprise Network
Social Enterprise Investment Fund
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What is a social enterprise?

• Characteristics
• A business with a commercial and social purpose
• Selling Charging a fee for a product or service
• 25 staff from marginalised backgrounds
• Supportive and integrated work environment
• Modifications of design and culture of the
  workplace
• All staff are paid the award or productivity rate
• Provides the same work opportunities, rights and
  obligations to all employees

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Benefits of a social enterprise

• Social Enterprises offer real jobs
• Employment offers people with disabilities
  significant benefits
• Overcoming social exclusion
• Transitionary or ongoing source of employment
• Provide an inclusive work opportunity
• Reduce number of people on government support
• Sustainable source of income

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How can we help?
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Who are we working with?
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Our pro bono partners

• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• MinterEllison
• WalterTurnbull
• Papercut
• Charismatic Communications
• Mel Hill Photography

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Case Study BlackStar Coffee

• Social Enterprise - BlackStar Coffee
• Time frame established 2007
• Social Enterprise Hub Assistance Accelerator
  program mentor NAB loan assistance pro bono
  legal assistance.
• 2009 Turnover - 250,000
• Number of employees 9 people from marginalised
  backgrounds, refugee or long term unemployed.
• 3 full time
• 6 part time
• 1 is now working fulltime elsewhere
• One young mother who due to mental health issues
  had not worked for many years, received training
  and support and part-time work but has recently
  relocated to Toowoomba. Now she has a CV with
  details of her job skills and referee.

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Contact

• Mandy Richards
• mrichards_at_socialventures.com.au
• 6249 7756 or 0448 644 600
• www.socialventures.com.au
• www.socialtraders.com.au
• www.socialfirms.org.au