This ambitious social enterprise aims to build a movement of one million women
A financially backed Australian social enterprise has launched, with a strategy in place to create a community of one million women globally by 2023…
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Revolutionary social entreprise 1Scope raises $1 million from Aqualand Capital
1Scope founder and CEO, Christina Chun, says 1Scope is free for students to access and has the support of numerous leading Australian corporates as well as some of the country’s leading universities, high schools and education providers.
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Spark Festival is back to celebrate start-ups and innovation in Sydney this October
In only its second year, having rebranded from the highly successful Startup Week Sydney in 2015, Spark Festival is Australia’s leading startup festival, organised by the startup community for the startup community.
The first round of Spark Festival’s program features over 50 events across tracks including The Startup Journey, HealthTech, Going Global, Internet of Things (IoT), Cyber Security, Social Enterprise, Fintech, Education, Diversity and more. -
One10 announces two new accelerator programs that will combine two popular start-up business approaches
“At One10, we receive so many pitches from people who get lost between the idea and the execution, lacking the skills or process to create a viable, sustainable and impactful business,” said Veronica Munro, One10 CEO.
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10 start-ups enter new innovation hub at New Zealand national museum Te Papa
Mahuki, an innovation hub within the innovation hub has opened its doors to ten entrepreneurial teams. They will respond with digital solutions to challenges faced by Te Papa and other cultural service providers across New Zealand and the world.
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Marching Elephants is herding innovative social entrepreneurs to do more good
The “ideas boom” is now. We are living in a time when the potential for socially positive innovation, growth and advancements are at peak.
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Many Hands wants to help you do good the next time you buy art
Many Hands wants to help you do good the next time you buy art. With more social enterprises appearing on the scene, it seems like shopping in itself is becoming an opportunity to contribute to a good cause. Welcome to Many Hands, Melbourne’s first online art gallery that harnesses creativity to change the world for…
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Can we fight poverty by profiting from it? This radical business course will teach you how.
What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when we mention the word ‘poverty’? Images of hungry people, is my best guess. Most people don’t associate the poor with potential and possibilities. And, that is why the world’s investors have been ignoring a five trillion dollar international market. But not for much longer. The…
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Will this start-up revolutionise socially responsible fashion?
In 2013, the devastating Bangladeshi factory collapse that killed 1,127 people left many consumers with questions about the ethics of multinational fashion retailers. Some of us may wonder if there was a way in which we could get our fashion fix in a socially responsible way, without the fancy boutiques and hefty price tags. Well,…
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Ethical food advocates demand ACCC investigate Coles and Woolworths. Are farmers and families being ripped off?
Australian local food pioneers Food Connect and CERES Fair Food have joined with the National Farmers Federation to call on the ACCC to break up Australia’s supermarket duopoly and ensure a more just, equitable and sustainable food future for Australian families.
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Brodie McCulloch, 2011 Anthill 30under30 Up-and-Comer
McCulloch began Social innovation in Western Australia (SiiWA) with the intent to bridge the gap between the plenitude of resources that supported the dominant industry (i.e. mining) and the lack of resources for innovative social enterprise. The idea is to “support entrepreneurs, communities and businesses to deliver social good through innovative means,” he explains.
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