Australian Social Enterprises

MTC is a social enterprise that enables people to overcome barriers on their path to meaningful work. MTC aims to get people life ready, job ready, achieve job placements and overall enhancing peoples jobs/life.

Community Resources exists to create jobs that care for people and planet, we keep waste out of landfill and we provide community services to those who need them most. As a national not-for-profit organisation and registered charity, we deliver social and environmental impact at scale. We create employment and training opportunities for people experiencing barriers to work, keep waste out of landfill and support communities. We run three of Australia's largest certified social enterprises, Resource Recovery Australia, Soft Landing and Green Yakka, and a range of place-based community services, including Homebase Youth Services, Helping Hands, and Great Lakes & Manning Youth Homelessness Service.

The Welcome Table, by House of Welcome, is a work-integrated social enterprise that supports people seeking asylum and refugees to build skills, confidence and community connections while helping break down the barriers that limit their employment opportunities. Supported by the wraparound support services of House of Welcome, we create impact in three ways: 1) Delivering vibrant, multicultural catering from the heart of Western Sydney. People seeking asylum and refugees gain essential commercial cookery, food safety and workplace skills as trainees in our six-month program. In our kitchen, they build confidence and share their culinary heritage while creating fresh, generous food with professionalism and pride 2) Nutritious, culturally appropriate food for people experiencing food insecurity. Funded by partners and donors, these meals nourish individuals and families in our local communities. They offer comfort, dignity and connection, while demonstrating the contribution people seeking asylum and refugees can make to our society and 3) Shared cooking, cultural food experiences and volunteering. These food-based experiences bring people together around a shared table while supporting people seeking asylum and refugees to build confidence, practise communication and share their culture, forming meaningful connections within their local communities.

BCR Shoalhaven: Youth, Aged & Disability Services, Op Shop, Low-Cost Food Pantry, Emergency Relief, Lawn & Garden Services, Training Cafe. BCR supports communities through our Youth & Community Centre, Activities Hub, Youth Collective Pods Precinct and Bay & Basin 92.7FM Community Radio Station located in Sanctuary Point.

To increase the pace of innovation for social change by supporting social entrepreneurs to design, test, launch and grow social impact projects.

To Nurture Small Businesses, Youth and the Community.

CareerSeekers is a non-profit social enterprise unlocking the power of careers for humanitarian entrants. We connect professionals with refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds to careers that reflect their skills, experience, and ambition. We support people at pivotal moments whether they're completing university degrees or ready to re-enter their profession with tailored preparation, mentorship, and direct pathways into employment. Our model bridges opportunity and talent: partnering with employers who recognise that diverse teams make them stronger, and supporting professionals who bring global experience, adaptability, and capability to Australian workplaces.

Among The Trees is a social enterprise that works with reclaimed timber to provide useable wood, machining and manufacturing, and woodworking courses for the public, all with the primary goal of diverting timber from landfill.

Adventure tourism with purpose - combining a world-class trail network, local jobs for young people and stronger communities. Angry Bull Trails is a purpose-driven social enterprise based in Tenterfield NSW. We are developing over 150km of mountain bike and adventure trails, alongside a vibrant visitor hub with cafe, meeting space, visitor information and rider services. Our focus is on creating employment, mentoring and training opportunities for young people, while growing sustainable regional tourism and outdoor experiences. All revenue is reinvested back into trail maintenance, jobs and community impact.

ArtSHINE inspires and empowers commercially mined Creatives to build sustainable enterprises and generate viable incomes through our flexible, practical, and real-world approach to creative practice, commercialisation, art licensing, and entrepreneurial education

A community-led and purpose driven business for good that delivers education, entrepreneurship and employment programs to Australians of all ages. Our mission is to equip every Australian with the skills, resources and mindset they need to start a business or enter the workforce, regardless of their postcode!

A non-profit social enterprise creating jobs and employment opportunities for overlooked and underserved Australians.

brandkind is a not for profit social enterprise providing brand strategy and a broad range of marketing services at pro and low-bono pricing to social enterprises, utilising the talent and generosity of professionals and working with, and through the support of, sector intermediaries and funding organisations. It charges minimal fees to support its administration and operational costs.

We focus on building confidence, empowering people who are Deaf, Disabled or Neurodiverse to find meaningful employment and supporting social and community participation for community one film at a time.

100% Aboriginal owned, by Clarence Bruinsma (Yaegl) and Adam Byrne (Garigal/Gadigal). Bush to Bowl is a social enterprise aimed at creating a healing space & platform for First Nations people by connecting to Country and their traditional foodways. We practice our culture on a daily basis by giving back to Country, our mob and the wider community.

We aim to inspire, develop and empower young people to believe in themselves so they contribute positively to society and create positive change in the world.

Cuppa is the destination where thought leaders and organisations connect to make a difference to employees, customers and society. We tackle the most important conversation that improve the communities well-being, work performance and sense of belonging. From one on moments to societal movements we help organisation make a difference to the world.

Data Action Impact helps purpose driven organisations to increase their capacity for doing good by harnessing the power of data and AI to make better decisions, take action and make an impact.

Decision Revolution is a Canberra-based social enterprise that is trading with the dual purposes of generating better outcomes for communities and organisations by improving decision performance, and tackling discrimination by creating greater diversity and inclusion in decision making. Our vision is a world of Deliberate Decisions. This is a future where leaders are conscious of the impact their decisions have on others, committed to stakeholders having agency in decisions that matter to them, and empowered to apply decision making techniques that fit each situation.

Design for Hope specialises in trauma-informed interior design, applying psychological science to create healing and therapeutic spaces for vulnerable people.

Change the way leadership is understood, Develop, support, promote - disability leaders

Dynamic4 is a social enterprise and B Corp specialising in regenerative leadership, design, and innovation with a focus on purpose and wellbeing for happier communities to accelerate the transition to more regenerative ways of living and doing business. We help our clients design, build, and launch product, service, and business model ideas that customers and teams love, make money, and do great things for people and our planet while increasing wellbeing.

Generate employment and fair income for disadvantage artisans in Peru and other countries

We offer professional development and advisory engagements to support early education and care services in Australia drive education for sustainability. Our purpose is to enable a new generation of native circular and regenerative thinkers, doers and innovators who can accelerate the transition to a circular and regenerative economy and reap the rewards of the opportunity it provides to thrive within the limits of our planet.

To build and empower social businesses to create a truly inclusive economy where people with disability have unlimited access to opportunity, dignity and prosperity.