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Business for Good
The Business for Good: Social Enterprise Sector Development program will support up to 80 South Australian (SA) small social enterprise businesses with key business fundamentals to strengthen their knowledge, capacity and capability to deliver social, environmental and economic outcomes for SA with long-term business sustainability and growth. Delivered in partnership by the South Australian Social Enterprise Council (SASEC), Social Traders and Collab4Good, the 18-month Business for Good Program delivers activities through three streams:
- Early advice, information and referrals.
- Group workshops and a social enterprise conference.
- An advisory support service, consisting of a social procurement readiness program and a business growth coaching program.
The Business for Good Program is an initiative of the Government of South Australia’s Office for Small and Family Business and the South Australian Small Business Strategy 2023 – 2030.
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What does the program involve? |
Stream 1 | Access early advice, information, resources and referrals that can help you develop your social enterprise or embed more social and/or environmental impact through your business. Get involved by: emailing us directly via hellosasec@gmail.com |
Stream 2
| Social enterprise development workshop series, delivered in-person and online Business for Good Conference | 20th JUNE 2024 Get involved by: joining the Business for Good community below to receive update bulletins Click to see the workshop schedule and topics |
Stream 3 | Social procurement readiness program | ROLLING INTAKE - NOW OPEN Business growth coaching | APPLICATIONS FOR COHORT 2 OPEN IN JULY Get involved by: joining the Business for Good community below to receive update bulletins Click to see the Coaching and procurement program |
Who is the program for? |
Social enterprises, First Nations owned businesses or B Corps who are already championing good social and/or environmental impact through business: the Business for Good program is here to help you go further. Traditional small businesses interested in how you might create more social impact, be more environmentally sustainable and/or recruit for diversity: the Business for Good program is here to support you to do so. |
Eligibility |
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You are welcome to join the Business for Good program and access all of the program activities if all of the eligibility criteria apply. If any of the criteria don't apply to your business there are still some activities you can access. We will let you know what they are once you register.
Is there a cost to participate?
Please be aware that some activities attract a small fee as a co-contribution to support the sustainability of the program. You can find these fees below. We have an Equitable Access Policy if the fees are a barrier for you to access the program.
Contact us via hellosasec@gmail.com to determine if this policy can be applied to your participation and to access the policy.
Activities will be ticketed via Humanitix, with the appropriate fee.
Workshop fee: $25+gst per person
Coaching fee: $40+gst per session
Program Opportunities & Updates
Current Program Opportunities To view the program calendar click here ** WORKSHOP 5 NOW OPEN ** 30th May 1pm Head to Humanitix to secure a spot: Book a ticket ** BUSINESS FOR GOOD CONFERENCE REGISTRATIONS OPEN ** 20th JUNE Business for Good Conference Head to Humanitix to Book a ticket ** WORKSHOP & COACHING SCHEDULES RELEASED** Click to see the Workshop schedule and topics Click to see the Coaching and Procurement program. Round 1 has closed for Business coaching. Rolling applications are available for the Social procurement coaching program. Round 2 will open for coaching applications in July.
Recent Activities APRIL - Workshop #4: Marketing and Communications for Impact The latest workshop was a great success, with Ruby Bisson and Kym Pedler expertly navigated attendees through the complexities of communication and engagement strategies for businesses doing good. We discussed a shared "hatred" for social media platforms, and were given some fantastic tools to define vision/purpose/values, identify target audience and brand archetypes, and create a marketing funnel that is in line with our ethics. Despite the virtual setting, the workshop fostered meaningful connections and lively discussions, making it feel more like an in-person gathering. We're grateful for the active participation and thoughtful contributions from everyone involved, which enriched the collective learning experience. MARCH - Coaching and Procurement Program Kick-off 10 small businesses were selected to participate in 1:1 coaching sessions between April and May 2024. They are being supported to develop their business models for impact, explore social procurement fundamentals, focus on current challenges and connect with the ecosystem to strengthen themselves and each other. If you missed out on this opportunity, expressions of interest for cohort 2 will be opening in July. If you are a Social Traders certified social enterprise, you may want to check out the Social Procurement Readiness Program (rolling intake). | On the Couch These online, sessions are a relaxed, informal Q&A opportunity to ask your most burning questions about social enterprise, the Business for Good program or any other topic related to a for purpose business. On the Couch sessions are on hold whilst we prepare for the Business for Good Conference. New dates will be available from July 2024.  Join the Business for Good community to receive program updates and announcements |
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