Australian Social Enterprises

The Common Bean Cafe is our social enterprise established to provide a space for young people to gain work experience and develop their skills and confidence required in finding work. By providing young people with a supportive transitional training and employment program, we are helping to combat youth unemployment in our community! Products and services include Catering & Hospitality. Primary beneficiaries include A particular geographic community. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Recognition Membership.

The Common Good Social Enterprise operates The Cafe for The Common Good in Queensland, a certified Social Traders enterprise that supports health research and hospital projects. The cafe serves as both a retail operation and likely provides employment or training opportunities while generating funds for heart disease, lung disease, mental health, and ageing research.

The Community Grocer runs weekly affordable and culturally appropriate fresh food markets in communities experiencing food insecurity. Our vibrant and inclusive marketplaces solve physical and economic barriers to fresh food access, while connecting communities to combat social exclusion. We operate an innovative Grocer Gift Card program at our markets to enable dignified access to food in place of food relief. Products and services include Food & Beverage Products, Community & Social Services. Primary beneficiaries include Other disadvantaged people. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Recognition Membership.

The Corner Store Network exists to create impact and change in the global coffee community. Through direct trade and above fair trade prices, we import, roast and distribute Arabica coffee from Timor Leste. At our warehouse facilities in Oakleigh, we contribute to the fight against food waste, transforming delicious local produce into shelf-stable preserves like jams and pickles. Products and services include Catering & Hospitality, Food & Beverage Products, Office supplies & services. Primary beneficiaries include People in developing countries. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

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The Equality Institute is a certified social enterprise in Victoria working to advance gender equality and end violence against women and girls. Their vision is a world where diversity is celebrated, all people are respected, and power and resources are shared. They primarily serve marginalized women through community services, training, and communications.

The Fig Tree Gift Shop sells beautiful gifts that have been lovingly handmade by talented artisans around the world, supporting their small businesses or social enterprises. We donate 50% of the profit to The Fig Tree Children, who are providing opportunities for orphaned and vulnerable children and youth in Sierra Leone. Products and services include Gifts or rewards. Primary beneficiaries include A charitable or not for profit organisation. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Don't risk slavery in your supply chain. The Freedom Hub sells ethically sourced products, and gifts; operates a cafe and catering business; trains businesses nationally in 'how to map their supply chains', and respond to slavery in their business procedures. 100% of our profits support the survivors of modern slavery in our Survivor School in Sydney. Products and services include Catering & Hospitality, Training & Education Services, Venue Hire. Primary beneficiaries include Marginalised Women. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Recognition Membership.

The Fulcrum Agency is a Western Australian-based social enterprise comprising architects, project managers, and grant writers who support First Nations-led projects across Australia. They advance social justice through housing, infrastructure, and community planning, while investing 50% of profits into community-empowering projects. As a BCorp certified enterprise, they specialize in community engagement, participatory planning, and measuring social impact.

The Gardens Club is a café and event space located within Brisbane City Botanic Gardens, operating as a registered not-for-profit charity and initiative of Wise Foundation. It provides employment and training opportunities for individuals facing barriers, primarily new migrants and refugee communities, while offering seasonal café fare, function venue hire, and catering services.

The Good Box is a social enterprise organisation that creates beautifully packaged gift boxes to give to those experiencing homelessness. All items inside the boxes are first-hand, quality items and are distributed to 35+ charities nationally. We also facilitate education programs for schools and CSR team building activities for businesses. Products and services include Gifts or rewards, Clothing & Safety Equipment, Personal & Domestic Services. Primary beneficiaries include People experiencing & at risk of homelessness. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Recognition Membership.

The Good Car Company is a Tasmanian certified social enterprise that provides affordable electric vehicles (EVs) to accelerate the decarbonisation of transport in Australia. They offer EV marketplace services, novate leasing, and community bulk-buy programs, with 50% of profits dedicated to climate action and planetary benefit.

We are a unique volunteer based charity that provides innovative and flexible programs to disadvantaged children, youth, adults, families and other NFP organisations. The Holland Foundation Op-Shop operates a retail, administration and job search training program; embedded in a strength based community development approach, training is integrated throughout the operation of the shop. Our on site work skills and employment training program has helped get 618 unemployed people into jobs in the last 7.5 years. Products and services include Merchandise and Personal Products. Primary beneficiaries include Long Term Unemployed People. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Recognition Membership.

The Indian Bazaar is a social enterprise that supports home based Indian businesses by organising events, exhibitions and pop up markets all around Melbourne. We create a mini bazaar experience complete with traditional clothes, jewellery, accessories, street food, music and dance. We are all about celebrating the Indian heritage, bringing the community together and making connections. Products and services include Travel & Tourism. Primary beneficiaries include A particular geographic community. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

The Karma Collective offers a range of ethically and locally crafted gifts, accessories and homewares. We employ people who face barriers to work, and we donate 50% of profits to help animals and protect threatened habitat. Our signature products are our hand-poured candles, and we also offer a range of corporate gifting solutions. We exist to create gifts that give back. Products and services include Gifts or rewards. Primary beneficiaries include Animals. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

The Little Social (powered by Youth Projects) are cafés & catering services brewing the finest espresso and serving nutritious food across Melbourne. We exist to empower young people to lead meaningful lives through hands-on skills development and mentoring from industry experts. Profits are re-invested into critical youth, employment, disability and homelessness services at Youth Projects. Products and services include Catering & Hospitality, Community & Social Services. Primary beneficiaries include Marginalised Youth. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Grow Membership.

We provide communications, research, and advisory services to help our clients build more inclusive systems, training, customer and employee experiences, and advertising campaigns. Our purpose is to turn social cohesion from a concept into a lived reality for all Australians by bridging divides, promoting mutual respect, and fostering a sense of belonging. Products and services include Advertising & media, Marketing and Communications, Training & Education Services. Primary beneficiaries include A charitable or not for profit organisation. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Partnering with Lovewell Foundation, Lovewell works with women who are rebuilding their lives. Our café provides a safe place and community for them to grow into their purpose. At Lovewell we want customers to know our narrative and the women behind these stories – the WHO we are, the WHAT we do and the WHY we do it. We want customers to feel the culture, the welcome, the care and the love that goes into preparing and delivering their food and coffee. We want them to see the big picture – that we really are changing one woman at a time, one coffee at a time. They need to know that at our café, their coffee means a woman can get back on her feet, can hold her head high, can rebuild her life and her confidence, can take her place in the community, can feel safe, can grow, can provide for herself or her family and that she is enough. Products and services include Venue Hire, Catering & Hospitality, Gifts or rewards. Primary beneficiaries include Marginalised Women. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

The MaraWay is a Queensland-based social enterprise guided by Indigenous values that brings cultures together to address social issues and build stronger communities through various social enterprise initiatives. It focuses on empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, particularly youth and women, through training, employment opportunities, and community development programs.

The Men's Project is an initiative of Jesuit Social Services focused on gender justice, working with men and boys to build healthy relationships and prevent violence. The program aims to create positive change in communities by promoting gender equality and addressing harmful stereotypes.

The Multicultural Professional Network (MPN) connects professionals globally, living in Australia, for role model visibility, career opportunities, personal development support, and ultimately to solve our own problems. We are a People and Planet First Verified Social Enterprise, proudly holding an ongoing status as a World Fair Trade Organisation Guaranteed Member. Products and services include Business & Administrative Services, Community & Social Services, Human resource services & recruitment. Primary beneficiaries include A particular geographic community. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

The Neurodiversity Network is an online career hub dedicated to lowering barriers to meaningful and sustainable employment for neurodivergent individuals. It provides a supportive community, tailored resources, and career services to help members thrive in their careers, prevent burnout, and advocate for their needs in neuro-inclusive ways.

The Oranges Toolkit is a workplace wellbeing and resilience training provider based in NSW that delivers science-based programs helping employees develop mental and emotional agility to adapt to complexity and change. The social enterprise donates its profits to Camp Quality to support children facing cancer in Australia.

The Paddock is an initiative of the Give Where You Live Foundation and has a Wholesale/Retail Nursery and Urban Farm, which has been a much loved community asset for over 15 years, with the property providing a unique place of connection, inclusion and somewhere for people of all abilities to explore new experiences and learn new skills. Products and services include Community & Social Services, Horticulture & arboriculture. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

We offer a well-managed, high quality, efficient venue for hire. Our facility is well positioned in central Charlestown, located at the bustling business precinct of Charlestown Square. We have a mix of casual and semi permanent spaces for hire with the ability to accommodate small and large groups, including parking. All income is directly applied to place based community strengthening, development and organisational sustainability. Products and services include Community & Social Services, Venue Hire. Primary beneficiaries include A charitable or not for profit organisation. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.