Australian Social Enterprises

Befriend is Sparking connected, thriving communities. We undertake community building and consulting services to nurture the development of inclusive, connected communities. We work collaboratively with local government, organisations and residents, supporting everyone we meet to think about their roles in the community a little differently and find meaningful ways to contribute to our shared purpose. It’s through this work that we all – as friends, neighbours, employees and citizens – can transform the world into a more connected, inclusive space that welcomes all people! So, you could say that we’re an organisation on a mission; to nurture connected, thriving communities where everyone is valued and everyone can belong. And that starts right now, with you… we’re just the support act! Befriend exists to nurture inclusive, connected, resilient communities in which all people are valued, connected and feel like they belong.

We are Banking that benefits the communities of greater Fremantle. By helping our customers and partners succeed we feed into the development and sustainability of the Fremantle community enabling our shareholders, our local community and our business to share in the prosperity. We sponsor organisations that provide opportunities to support youth, the arts and womens participation in sport.

Enitiate is an organisation which runs semester-long projects in which engineering students gain experience working on technical projects to assist charitable or community organisations. Enitiate aims to empower engineering students to generate tangible value to community partners, through the engagement in real-world projects under the guidance of professional industry partners.

We activate entrepreneurship in remote First Nation communities by supporting community-led enterprises that foster health and well-being. Our approach is place-based and community-led. We focus on building the capacity of communities to activate local economies through enterprise. Our aim is to address a gap in early-stage support that builds foundational skills in entrepreneurship and small business. We do this by facilitating enterprise-based projects that build capacity, strong partnerships and enabling ecosystems. Our model is trauma informed, relationship based and responsive to the unique context of each community that we are invited to support.Our Vision; First Nations women in the Kimberley using entrepreneurship as a pathway to healing, leadership, economic empowerment and self determination. Our mission is to build partnerships which enable First Nations women to access the right support to use entrepreneurship as a vehicle for social change for their families and communities

For Blue exists to enrich ocean health and human wealth, together, forever. Focused on the Eastern Indian Ocean, For Blue facilitates the growth of both individual ocean innovations and sustainable blue economies. For Blue is committed to creating a business model worth emulating and operates as a profit-for-purpose social enterprise, donating 50% of profits and 1% of revenue to ocean health charities. Social purpose ventures incubated by, and spun out of, For Blue include: Blue Assembly, Engineering Ocean Solutions conference, Blue Growth Conference and the State of the Blue Economy Forum and Report.

GOco is proud to be part of WA’s growing community of social-impact businesses, creating real change through small acts of kindness. One card. One message. One ripple of good. GoCo Cards lets you send a personalised e-card of celebration, gratitude or thanks to someone in your life. Every card supports mental-health charities and keeps the ripple going. GOCo cards directly donates profits from the cards to charities that support mental health and wellbeing. GO Community Cards is on a mission to revolutionise fundraising by making it effortless, meaningful, and sustainable. Come join us in this season of gratitude…

We engage the corporate sector and encourage the circularity of their pre-used commercial furniture and fittings. This enables quality items to be transferred to the organisations who need them most, NFPs. GreenChair’s service is simple and free for nonprofits, with exceptional environmental outcomes for our planet.

Little Go Getters offers enterprising behaviour-focused resources to young people throughout Australia. That includes books, activity books, and school and extra-curricular programming to help youth see themselves as enterprising and get into action to develop enterprise self-efficacy. These resources are being developed into a toolkit that collaborators can localise and contextualise for their communities. This localisation is to help youth in those communities see themselves as being enterprising and relate to the content. This collaboration is in the model of developing income-producing projects for the collaborator to help diversify their organisation s revenue streams, or as their own small business.

Mission Digital, a social enterprise proudly powered by the House Technology Group, is a social enterprise dedicated to empowering for cause entities—from established charities to emerging social enterprises. We dismantle a common barrier: operational costs. By offering pro-bono website support and connecting them with a dedicated pool of usability testing volunteers, we equip these organisations to leverage technology effectively, fostering digital self-sufficiency. Our mission is to enable as many cause-based organisations as possible to make intelligent technological decisions, ensuring their vital work thrives. Because the Mission Digital program is entirely operated by small businesses, we aren t help to the same limitations as programs that are funded or subsidised by government or publicly listed companies. That means that we can take a chance on supporting organisations out to make a difference, regardless of their legal or financial structure.

We are a social enterprise supporting mental health and making Australia’s best beef jerky. We named this business after Adam’s mate Nick, who tragically lost his life to suicide a few years ago. We wanted to do something to make a difference. We are not going to cure cancer or solve climate change. We made the decision to become a social enterprise to do our part with a mandate to give 50% of our profits to organisations helping with mental health. We support Beyond Blue, A Stitch in Time, Mens Talk & Top Blokes though donating 50% of our profits. Our beef jerky is hand-made in small batches by our team of expert butchers and jerky masters.

NLE is a leading Aboriginal grower group, developing commercially viable, land-based businesses. The Noongar Land Enterprises (NLE) Group is an incorporated not-for-profit grower group, the first Aboriginal grower group, in Australia and is located in Western Australia’s south-west region (traditionally known as Noongar Boodja). NLE’s vision is to be the leading Aboriginal organisation that develops commercially viable Noongar land based businesses. Creating and successfully managing business enterprises such as bush food, sandalwood production, cultural tourism and honey. Integrated with mainstream agricultural production, the NLE will provide employment opportunities for Aboriginal people and funds to re-invest in the Noongar estate in South West WA.

Perth City Farm enables connected, sustainable lives in harmony with nature At our half-hectare site we harness the power of nature and community connection, bringing people together to learn about sustainable living. We focus on creating behaviour change so that people can learn to live more sustainably, which benefits them, their community and the environment. Perth City Farm offers venue hire for corporate events, weddings, parties and workshops, as well as tours, permaculture workshops, team building and volunteering opportunities.

rAIse IT right™ is led by speaker, author and ethical AI strategist Gry Stene. With over 35 years in technology, digital transformation and product innovation, Gry partners with organisations to lead confidently in the age of AI by placing human-first leadership and inclusion at the centre of innovation. Through high-impact keynotes, practical AI activation workshops, inclusive leadership programs and strategic advisory to technology and product teams, she helps organisations build psychological safety, strengthen intersectional decision-making and develop responsible AI capability. As a neurospicy, migrant woman in tech, Gry brings lived experience of navigating difference in complex systems - translating inclusion into tangible innovation and measurable impact. She helps organisations unleash human potential while ensuring they raise their AI - and their leadership - right.

Reach Her Inc exist to support and empower women from diverse backgrounds to improve their confidence, mental and physical wellbeing and help create a sense of belonging by helping them gain an entry into employment from education and training. We provide a range of our holistic employment pathway programs to improve the mental and physical wellbeing of our women, upskill them through our pre-employment workshops & business school so that they can become financially independent.

We are creating sustainable SOLutions for those in need of Education, Employment and or Small Enterprise skills. Sole Studio is a Creative Up-skill Community Connecting People to Potential. We offer Sol Sessions which are a social activities, Skill Ability Programs & Concept Creation Workshops (Small Business Building Academy) that use a mix of social, collective and experiential learning to create up-skill learning outcomes and skill building empowerment solutions for said individuals, organisations or communities.

Market stalls for socially and environmentally conscious creatives. Free wellness classes (meditation, yoga, pilates). Ocean beach clean ups. Single use plastic free event.

The Behaviour Change Collaborative is a social enterprise working collaboratively to address health, social and environmental challenges. We partner with academia, government, non-profit organisations and social businesses to influence behaviours and improve lives. We provide behavioural research, behaviour change program design and delivery, strategic advisory, consumer and stakeholder engagment, and more.

Innovation Unit Australia New Zealand Limited is a charitable institution established to promote and advance the wellbeing of people whose suffering arises from inequities in health, education and social outcomes. We work with people who use, lead & deliver public services. Together we create radically different, better, lower cost solutions to social challenges

We inspire and enable action by positive doers and changemakers in local communities and governments. We are building a movement of positive ‘doers’ focused on improving their own local area through a shared purpose and values, which we have summarized in the Town Team Charter.