Australian Social Enterprises

Enablen is a certified social enterprise in Queensland that provides funding solutions, technology services, and capacity building support to regional charities, non-profits, and small businesses. Their services include grant writing, website development, and e-learning platforms, helping community organisations in regional areas access essential digital resources and funding opportunities.

Endeavour Foundation is a Queensland-based disability support organisation providing accommodation, independent living services, and specialist disability homes for people with intellectual disabilities. The organisation has operated for over 75 years and delivers person-centred support enabling beneficiaries to live independently and participate in their communities.

EQ Leaders are innovators in industry-leading immersive Leadership and Team Development Programs. We inspire purpose-driven and inclusive leadership capability, fostering healthy and sustainable teams that create lasting positive impacts across businesses and community. Through our commitment to supporting leadership teams with NFPs, we create ripple effects of positive change that extend far beyond individual leaders, touching entire organisations and communities. Products and services include Training & Education Services. Primary beneficiaries include A charitable or not for profit organisation. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Primary beneficiaries include Other disadvantaged people. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Espresso Train Cafe & Catering is a social enterprise operating a cafe and catering business in QLD. It provides a secure, welcoming, and patient workplace, offering training and meaningful employment opportunities primarily for people with disabilities and those facing barriers to employment, fostering social inclusion and skill development.

Etiko develops and markets genuinely ethically made, eco friendly clothing and footwear. A large part of our business involves helping other organisations apply their social justice and sustainability values to the purchase of custom made/branded clothing & uniforms ...and other promotional products. From tshirts to hoodies and shirts to facemasks and more we can offer members a large range of products Products and services include Clothing & Safety Equipment, Merchandise and Personal Products, Sport & Rec Equipment & Services. Primary beneficiaries include People in developing countries. Social Traders status: Certification Expired. 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.

Fair Repairs provides Lawns and Grounds maintenance and cleaning services to many large government contracts with NSW LAHC, Spotless, Catholic High Schools and general strata projects. We create local employment for social housing tenants and long term unemployed. We like to generate social outcomes and give back to the local communities. Products and services include Building Trade, Repairs & Maintenance, Cleaning Services & Equipment & Supplies. Primary beneficiaries include People experiencing & at risk of homelessness. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Family Life Opportunity Shops operates 5 opportunity shops and a warehouse in Melbourne's Bayside and Kingston municipalities, selling donated goods including clothing, furniture and household items to raise funds for Family Life's community services. These social enterprises are volunteer-run, providing social inclusion and employment pathways for vulnerable populations including long-term unemployed individuals and women over 50.

Starting with coffee, we're changing the way producers and consumers connect. Our vision is to establish direct trade relationships between coffee roasters, cafes, and consumers with farmers so that customers can have high-quality Colombian coffee and the farmers can get fairer trade. Unfortunately, export/ import logistics are often the barriers. We see it as our role to simplify & modernise the process. Products and services include Business & Administrative Services, Food & Beverage Products. Primary beneficiaries include A particular industry. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Farmwall transforms office spaces with vibrant edible greenwalls bursting with nutrient-dense microgreens, enhancing wellbeing and productivity. We cultivate sustainability by educating and engaging employees on eco-conscious practices. Through partnerships with schools, we sow seeds of change, inspiring students to pursue agriculture careers for long-term food security. Farmwall thrives on nourishing both bodies and minds, fostering healthier, greener communities for tomorrow. Products and services include Catering & Hospitality, Healthcare Services, Office supplies & services. Primary beneficiaries include Environmental Sustainability. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Fitted for Work is an Australian social enterprise empowering women and gender-diverse jobseekers to achieve economic independence. They provide services to help individuals become work-ready, secure meaningful employment, and thrive in their careers, fostering confidence and community.

Hand Brake Turn - fiXit social enterprise provides disengaged young people the opportunity to complete pre-accredited automotive training and access to paid work experience under the guidance and support of trade qualified mechanics in an automotive workshop. Our workshop provides handbook servicing and the selling or refit of donated cars to clients or community members. Products and services include Cleaning Services & Equipment & Supplies, Fleet servicing & accessories. Primary beneficiaries include Families, children or students. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Flashpoint Labs is a photography and film agency and training academy that creates high-end imagery and video productions. They achieve social impact by employing and mentoring Indigenous or diverse youth as paid apprentices on every job, providing valuable employment and skill development opportunities.

SP Worx is a landscaping business based in Melbourne's South East that provides training and employment to disengaged youth. SP Worx is the commercial arm of Flo Landscapes a mid-high end residential landscaping business. Our services include minor earth works, soft and hard landscaping projects. Products and services include Building Trade, Repairs & Maintenance. Primary beneficiaries include Marginalised Youth. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Grow Membership.

We support over 200 employees with complex mental health lived experiences in Prestige packing, grounds maintenance, commercial cleaning, and car cleaning. Products and services include Business & Administrative Services, Cleaning Services & Equipment & Supplies, Horticulture & arboriculture. Primary beneficiaries include People with mental illness. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Foodconnect partners with local farmers to strengthen the relationship between growers and eaters, and produces in harmony with the local ecosystems using environmentaly friendly methods. Products and services include Catering & Hospitality, Food & Beverage Products. Primary beneficiaries include Environmental Sustainability. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

We are a social enterprise that empowers small and local food business owners from refugee, migrant, female and First Nations backgrounds by providing affordable kitchen space, business training and on-the-job training. Products and services include Catering & Hospitality, Gifts or rewards. Primary beneficiaries include New Migrants & Refugee Communities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

With a basis in hospitality social enterprises, For Change Co. runs five social enterprises, all with the mission of eliminating youth homelessness in Australia. Our enterprises are run to create spaces for training and employment for our beneficiaries as well as to direct 100% of profits back into our current impact programs. Products and services include Catering & Hospitality, Food & Beverage Products. Primary beneficiaries include People experiencing & at risk of homelessness. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Promoting the re-integration of returned ADF veterans into civilian employment, through connection to meaningful contract opportunities in the building & construction industry, as well as bespoke opportunities for training and development. Products and services include Building Trade, Repairs & Maintenance. Primary beneficiaries include Other. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

FTD provide strategic advisory, design and circular economy services and tools to improve built environments. We're a Certified B Corporation, re-investing back into ESG innovation and advocacy and providing reduced fee and free ESG services to charities and social enterprises. We're leading FTD Circular (ftdcircular.com); dedicated to delivering the guidance, process and digital tools enabling built environment design, construction and de-fit circularity. Products and services include Architecture, Planning & Design, Business & Administrative Services, Engineer, Research, Tech services. Primary beneficiaries include Environmental Sustainability. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Foundry Bairnsdale is a non-profit, volunteer-run artist collective that creates sustainable economic channels for local artists in the Bairnsdale region. They operate a physical gallery and an online shop, providing a platform for artists to exhibit and sell their handmade, locally-created goods.

Frank and Toms is a certified social enterprise based in Victoria, primarily focused on creating social impact for people with disabilities. While the specific services are unclear due to an expired website, its mission is centered on empowering and supporting this beneficiary group.

Free to Feed is a leading social enterprise provider of authentic food experiences and events in Melbourne and in 2017 the Free to Feed cooking school was named Melbourne's #1 cooking school by Timeout. Free to Feed runs inclusive food experiences, corporate team building workshops, catering and events (past customers include Telstra, BP, Macquarie and Intrepid Group.) Products and services include Catering & Hospitality, Gifts or rewards, Venue Hire. Primary beneficiaries include New Migrants & Refugee Communities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Grow Membership.