Australian Social Enterprises

Lasercraft Australia was formed over 36 years ago and our main focus is the supply of High Quality Recognition Awards and Business Gifts, along with manufacture of survey pegs, secure document destruction and packing (see lasercraft.com.au for more information) We supply to all levels of Government and Business and are well known in the Awards Industry. Lasercraft currently employs 53 people living with a disability and we are proud of what we achieve at Lasercraft. Lasercraft is a not-for-profit company providing supported employment for over 53 people living with a disability. Since inception over 36 years ago Lasercraft has given hundreds of supported workers the opportunity for work, socialisation and a better life. Lasercraft promotes a safe and inclusive environment and strives to provide ongoing training and support to people living with disabilities, their carers, family and community.

LoveLuvo is a retail social enterprise based in Seddon, Victoria. We stock eco-friendly, locally-sourced and fair trade home and body products. LoveLuvo was created by WCIG to provide sustainable, paid employment for people who experience barriers to finding a job, giving people an opportunity to build skills and confidence in a supportive work environment. "The good you do comes back to you" Products and services include Cleaning Services & Equipment & Supplies, Gifts or rewards, Personal & Domestic Services. Primary beneficiaries include People with mental illness. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Recognition Membership.

Global Sisters exists to make business possible for all women. We support women who are challenged to participate economically but are deeply motivated to be self-employed. Global Sisters business development support is long-term and equips women to launch and grow their own businesses. Being self-employed enables women to ‘stand tall’, creating a ripple effect of change in their families and communities. Products and services include Training & Education Services, Gifts or rewards. Primary beneficiaries include Marginalised Women. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Recognition Membership.

Fruit2Work is an award-winning certified social enterprise and registered charity. We create fresh opportunity for people who have been impacted by the justice system providing meaningful employment and wraparound support to help them rebuild their lives. Fruit2Work delivers delicious fruit, milk and pantry items to your workplace, offering free delivery to your workplace and can tailor a package to suit your needs. Products and services include Food & Beverage Products, Gifts or rewards, Transport, Freight & Logistics. Primary beneficiaries include Prisoners and ex-offenders. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Grow Membership.

We tackle textile waste by facilitating behaviour change with our range of purposefully designed upcycling & mending workshops, programs, incursions & products. Working within Melbourne and along the Hume Highway up to Albury, we engage your community and support them to be more purposeful in their textile ownership with repairing, reusing, re-making and end-of-life options. Products and services include Community & Social Services, Gifts or rewards, Training & Education Services. Primary beneficiaries include Environmental Sustainability. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Recognition Membership.

Aggie reconnects humanity through the gift of food. Our Australian gift boxes showcase unique 100% Australian owned products, with our Indigenous range being sourced from all Indigenous suppliers. These gifts allow you to discover the Taste of Australia, and can be customised to your needs. We help buyers source ethical and sustainable gifts for their employees, partners and loved ones. Products and services include Catering & Hospitality, Gifts or rewards, Office supplies & services. Primary beneficiaries include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

The Nigretta workshop includes an on-site store, where the items produced by the Nigretta team are available for purchase. Items crafted under the roof of Nigretta include quality timber chopping boards, Lazy Susan?s, timber platters and pizza paddles. Our cutting and serving boards are shaped, crafted and sanded on site. Nigretta offers services in other areas such as E-Waste recycling, sorting and packing. Products and services include Furniture & Furnishings, Gifts or rewards, Waste Management & Landfill. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Arts Project Australia supports artists with intellectual disabilities, promotes their work and advocates for inclusion within the contemporary art sector. Unique contemporary art can be purchased, licensed or commissioned. Products and services include Gifts or rewards. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certification Expired. Membership: Recognition Membership.

Cana Farm employs men and women who have lived on the margins, have been severely disadvantaged or experienced isolated from society. Education is part of the learning experience and companioning by volunteers creates a greater connectedness, a sense of being genuinely cared for and valued within a community setting to start rebuilding lives. Products and services include Community & Social Services, Food & Beverage Products, Gifts or rewards. Primary beneficiaries include Prisoners and ex-offenders. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Our purpose is to foster sustainability by reducing landfill waste with our Return and Swap model for home fragrances and supporting domestic violence survivors and refugees through our UpCandle program. Products and services include Gifts or rewards, Merchandise and Personal Products. Primary beneficiaries include Environmental Sustainability. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

genU offers a curated range of gifts and hampers, perfect for any occasion. Our hampers are packed with delicious handmade goods from genU social enterprises, Seasons Gourmet and The Otway Kitchen. Every gift purchased helps create employment opportunities for our supported employees. You can also make a social impact when booking your next event through Seasons Cafes, who offer catering across Geelong. Products and services include Catering & Hospitality, Food & Beverage Products, Gifts or rewards. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

At Chris' Kitchen we make gourmet, wholesome treats, cakes, cookies and baked goods that cater to a range of dietary requirements, while employing people from marginalised communities, in particular survivors of family and domestic violence, people at risk of homelessness, people living with a disability, and women from the CALD community. Products and services include Catering & Hospitality, Food & Beverage Products, Gifts or rewards. Primary beneficiaries include Marginalised Women. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

The Community Flower Studio (CFS) is a youth-focused registered charity with ACNC, which runs a Not-for-Profit Social Enterprise selling floral arrangements, indoor plants and terrariums to the public. CFS runs an online shop and hosts monthly pop-up stalls in Willoughby. Net proceeds will fund our Youth Mental Health Program (Creative Workshops, Youth Mentoring, Duke of Edinburgh Social Services and Intergenerational Exchanges). Products and services include Community & Social Services, Gifts or rewards. Primary beneficiaries include A charitable or not for profit organisation. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Recognition Membership.

Spoil your staff with an exciting ice cream dessert event! We manufacture vanilla, chocolate, coffee and fig ripple gourmet ice cream mini-tubs, delivered to your office. Elato also sells bigger tubs in supermarkets including Woolworths. We offer "healthier indulgence", winning gold medals using 30% less added sugar! We've donated over 24,000 meals to OzHarvest since launching in 2021. Products and services include Catering & Hospitality, Gifts or rewards, Food & Beverage Products. Primary beneficiaries include A charitable or not for profit organisation. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

émotions exists to redirect spending on everyday commercial and residential products such as toilet paper, paper towels and wipes to fund support and research for Mental Health improvements in our Australian Community. We focus on a triple bottom line not only for social impact, but also for environmental impact, and an inclusive workforce. Products and services include Cleaning Services & Equipment & Supplies, Gifts or rewards, Office supplies & services. Primary beneficiaries include People with mental illness. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Recognition 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.

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.

GG's is a social enterprise gift hamper business that provides life-changing gifts and meaningful employment opportunities for people with special needs and mental illnesses. GG?s procures all items from local Canberra suppliers and existing social enterprises. These hampers are then beautifully hand packed and delivered by nurtured and capable people with special needs. GG?s is committed to providing all employees with a safe, compassionate and caring workplace and ensures they are paid at award wages. GG?s regularly packages and delivers hampers for individuals or as part of corporate contracts and has the capability and resources to provide hampers of any size, from 1 through to 10,000. Hampers are regularly delivered nationwide and to New Zealand. One gift hamper ordered equals one paid employment opportunity to people with special needs. GG?s has a team of 35 people with special needs and mental illnesses and regularly provides them with hands on training and mentorship to maintain open employment. GG?s has worked with some powerful corporates including Flight Centre, Sunsuper, PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia, Audi, Mazda, Clayton and Utz, Aspen Medical, ACT Government and the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Products and services include Business & Administrative Services, Community & Social Services, Gifts or rewards. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

The Good Cycles mission is to help people facing barriers to employment. We operate across our key divisions to create employment-pathways Bicycle retail; Providing professional bicycle repair, on-site servicing, new bicycles, parts & accessories City Services; providing local council asset management, food waste disposal, Lime bike maintenance Open Spaces; Land care management across Melbourne, including road mowing, landscaping, irrigation, pest-control Products and services include Business & Administrative Services, Cleaning Services & Equipment & Supplies, Community & Social Services, Gifts or rewards. Primary beneficiaries include Marginalised Youth. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Goodwill Wine sources "quality boutique wines" (Gourmet Traveller Wine) that are "seriously good" (The Age). We have donated over half a million dollars by passing on 50% of our profit to the charity of our customer's choice. Our affordable wines make for the perfect corporate gifts or events with our positive labels showing recipients you value them and the world in which we live. Products and services include Gifts or rewards, Catering & Hospitality. Primary beneficiaries include Other disadvantaged people. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

We offer environmental solutions for surplus office items including stationery, media, IT equipment and furniture, to businesses, councils and government departments, diverting items from landfill through reuse, remake and recycling outcomes. We also offer procurement opportunities for quality second-hand furniture to fit-out sustainable offices. Our waste reduction services generate employment opportunities for disadvantaged job seekers in the growing resource recovery sector. Products and services include Furniture & Furnishings, Gifts or rewards, Waste Management & Landfill. Primary beneficiaries include Long Term Unemployed People. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

We run an award-winning sustainable urban farm, provide Ethical Labour Hire and Zero Waste Services to progressive businesses, organisations and councils, and operate two community op shops. Our mission is to create jobs that care for people and planet by providing training and employment opportunities to people who need it most, in work that cleans up, benefits and protects the environment. Products and services include Building Trade, Repairs & Maintenance, Cleaning Services & Equipment & Supplies, Community & Social Services, Gifts or rewards. Primary beneficiaries include New Migrants & Refugee Communities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Our team supports hospitality trainees with disabilities while offering a unique experience for travellers to the Blue Mountains. We provide 16 elegant rooms—Queen, Family, and Twin—each with an ensuite. Our restaurant and bar serve delicious Italian-inspired cuisine, with inviting spaces for socializing and relaxing. We also have private meeting and dining rooms, conference facilities, and corporate packages. Products and services include Catering & Hospitality, Travel & Tourism, Gifts or rewards. Primary beneficiaries include People with disabilities. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

At just 14, Liam created Kenshi as a social enterprise with a mission to make the “perfect” candle that would feed thousands of people a month. Since 2019, Kenshi candles & diffusers have been hand poured by refugees from Myanmar living in Australia. Every product funds a pack of 500 gram pasta/rice that is purchased by Kenshi and then delivered to our food charity partners. Products and services include Gifts or rewards, Marketing and Communications, Merchandise and Personal Products. Primary beneficiaries include Other disadvantaged people. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.

Learn Grow Become is a transformative social enterprise focused on empowering individuals and workplaces through tailored development programs. Our Learn2Learn initiatives enhance learner confidence, employability, and completion rates, while Queen Be supports women in navigating midlife transitions, fostering well-being and resilience. Together, we drive growth, retention, and a thriving, inclusive culture for all. Products and services include Gifts or rewards, Training & Education Services. Primary beneficiaries include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Social Traders status: Certified. Membership: Connections Membership.