Australian Social Enterprises

The Bearded Dragon Gallery provides a quality retail Art Gallery that contributes positively to the economic independence of people with disability. The business model uses a ‘social return on investment’ approach by assisting & investing in our social economy. 80% of the profit from each artwork sold goes directly back to the artist having a substantial economic impact on the artist’s livelihood whilst also promoting their career. Products and services include Marketing and Communications, Merchandise and Personal Products. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

The Business For Good Network was created to be the home for the Business for Good movement—breaking silos and bringing together all the communities and organisations that want to collaborate to make business a force for good. The BFGN is a digital platform and a community of communities catalysing change, where purpose-led people gather to learn, support each other, and collaborate to expand their impact. Products and services include Marketing and Communications, IT & Telecomms, Training & Education Services. Primary beneficiaries include Other. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Blend Creative is a multi service graphic design studio that has been providing real work opportunities to designers with disability since 1990. Offering comprehensive design services tailored to your audience, we approach every project with strategic foresight to support you in communications planning and provide expert management of your project from the initial idea through to project deliverables. Products and services include Marketing and Communications, Printing and Distribution Services, Signs & Barriers. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Breakout Media Communications is a leader in providing creative cost-effective solutions for design, printing and online presence. Let us provide you top quality print, design and web services at the same price you are now paying, and help fund the work of Justice Action at no cost to you. Products and services include Marketing and Communications, Printing and Distribution Services. Primary beneficiaries include Prisoners and ex-offenders. Social Traders status: Certification Expired. Membership: Connections Membership.

Cadent is a digital and technology consultancy, offering strategy, agility, design, and software development capabilities. Digital technologies are amplifying and accelerating some of society's most pressing challenges, like inequality, mental health, and authoritarianism. Our mission is to align technology with humanity for the good of society. Products and services include IT & Telecomms, Marketing and Communications. Primary beneficiaries include Other. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

At CuriousWorks our Social Enterprise fosters meaningful career pathways for early career artists in Western Sydney by pairing them with experienced artists in paid work. Bolstered by our decades-long legacy of partnering with councils, schools, community organisations and corporations, our model delivers impactful bespoke digital media story-telling services, and creative workshops that increase participation, social bonding, and skills development. Products and services include Community & Social Services, Marketing and Communications, Training & Education Services. Primary beneficiaries include Marginalised Youth. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Digital Storytellers are a purpose-driven film-making agency that also delivers storytelling workshops, impact campaigns, live scribing, graphic design, and websites. Our popular Stories for Impact workshops train change-makers to tell their own stories using readily available technology and help amplify positive and diverse voices. Find some selections of our work here: https://www.digitalstorytellers.com.au/our-portfolio 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.

We provide a full suite of virtual professional business administration support services that create employment opportunities for rural-based Australians. Our talented Aussie team is at the ready, reliable and proficient. Delivering to all-sized businesses, with a friendly country smile we guarantee customer excellence and cost-competitive business support for micro-businesses to largest organisations. Products and services include Business & Administrative Services, Marketing and Communications. Primary beneficiaries include Other. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

GippsTech is a social enterprise digital agency, providing website design and development, digital marketing and creative services, specialising in projects targeting rural and regional audiences. We also deliver small business education & training services in regional areas. Our social impact mission is to create regional jobs through technology and entrepreneurship, so we employ local staff, particularly in rural and regional areas. Products and services include Marketing and Communications, Training & Education Services, IT & Telecomms. Primary beneficiaries include A particular geographic community. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

GOGO Events is an innovative event management company dedicated to creating unforgettable experiences for clients and attendees alike. Products and services include Marketing and Communications. Primary beneficiaries include Marginalised Women. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Green Fox Studio is an award-winning, full service Graphic Design and Creative Agency with a passion for social change and a drive for equality. We specialise in a wide range of creative projects, that include, print design, digital design, websites, 3D modelling, copywriting and editing, animation, campaign management, tenders and reports, advertising and branding. Products and services include Advertising & media, Marketing and Communications. Primary beneficiaries include Prisoners and ex-offenders. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Green Island Creative is a B Corp certified brand and marketing agency, without the big agency ego. We are based on Yuin Gadu, Sea Country, on the South Coast of NSW, overlooking an iconic surf spot and our namesake, Green Island. Our services in creative production and strategy include graphic design, education resources, campaigns, community engagement, multimedia production. Products and services include Advertising & media, Marketing and Communications, Community & Social Services. Primary beneficiaries include Environmental Sustainability. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

We help social entrepreneurs and their communities to thrive, whilst actively building the global social enterprise movement to help address social, cultural and environmental issues. Our capacity building programs, workshops and events help people turn ideas into impact and our global impact media agency provides resources and exposure for entrepreneurs as well as strong value for our conference and corporate partners. Products and services include Training & Education Services, Marketing and Communications. Primary beneficiaries include People in a particular vocation or profession. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Recognition Membership.

Innovation Unit is a not-for-profit social enterprise (a registered charity in Australia) with offices in Melbourne, Perth, Auckland and London. We partner with people, communities and organisations to address complex challenges, develop new solutions and create social impact at scale. Our participatory and collaborative approaches are informed by 15 years of partnerships and projects in local and international contexts. Products and services include Business & Administrative Services, Community & Social Services, Marketing and Communications. Primary beneficiaries include Families, children or students. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Miss MYSA Events (MME) is a boutique event styling and management service with a social conscience. MME is the social enterprise arm of Multicultural Youth SA, a State representative advisory, advocacy and service delivery body for young refugee people. Our event management approach offers a unique experience from weddings, styled functions, corporate events, furniture hire, caravan bars, catering, floral arrangements and so much more! Products and services include Catering & Hospitality, Marketing and Communications. Primary beneficiaries include New Migrants & Refugee Communities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Nook is a social purpose company of open government advocates, researchers, designers, strategists, storytellers, and creative civic technologists. We research and design better audience, user, and customer experiences. We make content, information services, and tools that connect and present data, demystify complexity, and visualise processes in an engaging way for community audiences. We provide creative and engagement services, training, and workshops Products and services include IT & Telecomms, Marketing and Communications. Primary beneficiaries include Environmental Sustainability. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

People With Purpose is a consulting and leadership development company with global expertise in purpose-led organisations. We believe in making profit purposefully and help businesses to intentionally create economic value (profit) in ways that also create value for society (people) and the environment (planet). Our services include purpose & purpose-led strategy design, purposeful leadership development and coaching, and implementing purposeful practices. Products and services include Business & Administrative Services, Marketing and Communications, Training & Education Services. Primary beneficiaries include People in a particular vocation or profession. Social Traders status: Certified (Grace Period). Membership: Connections Membership.

Social Good Outpost is a women-led social enterprise working in communication design, impact measurement, and intercultural event curation. We help organisations communicate clearly and effectively, increase organisational capacity in impact measurement, and create social change. We are based in Melbourne and Canberra and work nationally. Products and services include Community & Social Services, Marketing and Communications. Primary beneficiaries include Marginalised Women. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Social Planet transforms Australian neighbourhood houses, community centres, and youth services by streamlining administrative processes. Our all-in-one platform integrates event promotion, venue hire, finances, reporting, and client and volunteer management. Designed with community input since 2017, we free staff to focus on their mission, driving positive social change with comprehensive support and innovative features. Products and services include Marketing and Communications, Business & Administrative Services, Community & Social Services. Primary beneficiaries include A charitable or not for profit organisation. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Social Scaffolding is an agile, consulting firm based on four key principles: 1. Specialised not-for-profit consulting firm 2. Senior team operating in a hands-on capacity 3. Large consulting firm experience at realistic market rates 4. Deep commercial experience Products and services include Business & Administrative Services, Marketing and Communications. Primary beneficiaries include A particular industry. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

The Women’s Workforce offers a range of quality services to Government, Corporate and Not-For-Profits. We offer flexibility and diversity across social procurement services such as picking/ packing, mail outs and event support and can work on or off site across four states. We employ marginalised and disadvantaged Women and have the ability to scale up and take on jobs at short notice. Products and services include Advertising & media, Business & Administrative Services, Marketing and Communications. Primary beneficiaries include People experiencing & at risk of homelessness. Social Traders status: Certification Expired. Membership: Connections Membership.

It’s not always easy to explain complex information in an easy to understand way, but The Easy Read Toolbox is your one-stop site to help you learn and create and curate communication that your audience will appreciate. Products and services include Marketing and Communications, Training & Education Services, Community & Social Services. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections 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.

Turnstone Projects provides support organisations and communities with project management and facilitation services. This focus is also our social purpose: to help people have fair and reasonable access to opportunities. Products and services include Business & Administrative Services, Training & Education Services, Marketing and Communications. Primary beneficiaries include Families, children or students. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

YLab is a social enterprise that brings young people with diverse lived experience and partners together to tackle society’s most complex challenges. What we offer includes: Co-design and facilitation Learning and development Strategy Research and insights Creative services First Nations Products and services include Community & Social Services, Marketing and Communications, Training & Education Services. Primary beneficiaries include Marginalised Youth. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Grow Membership.