TWISE: This week in Social Enterprise
Welcome to the latest news and insights from the global social enterprise community.
Events:
World Business Forum 2023
What: Purpose is the driving force behind all we do as individuals and as organisations. It’s what motivates our teams to achieve their highest potential. It’s the catalyst of innovation and creativity. Having clarity on our purpose allows us to navigate through the turbulent and often uncharted waters that we are and our organisations are facing today. Purpose enables us to move from productivity to passion; from automation to self-expression; from individualism to collaboration.
Let’s put purpose at the heart of business.
Who: Any social entrepreneur in Queensland who has a great idea but needs a little help in making their purpose-driven business make an impact.
Where: Sydney, Australia
Date: 11th and 12th October 2023
Tickets: https://www.wobi.com/wbf-sydney/
Final Call! Elevate+ Social Enterprise Celebration, Networking and Pitch Night
What: Join us in celebrating Queensland’s social enterprise & innovation community for a lively evening of networking and pitches from South East Queensland’s top, emerging impact entrepreneurs.
An amazing batch of passionate and driven founders and teams, representing 12 different social enterprises will wrap up their Elevate+ Accelerator Program experience by sharing a range of inspiring projects which are creating positive social and environmental change.
Come along to build connections and network with key movers and shakers from Australia’s social enterprise and purpose-led startup community.
Who will be pitching? Find out more about the social enterprises involved in Elevate+ here.
Who: The entire social enterprise community who can get there!
Where: The Triffid, Brisbane Queensland
Date: Monday 28 November 2022
Tickets: https://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/elevate-social-enterprise-celebration-networking-pitch-night/144704
Follow Up from last week — Better Business Summit
What: Join Patagonia, 1% For the Planet, B Lab UK and other purpose driven businesses in Manchester for the inaugural Better Business Summit. In partnership with Ethos magazine the event aims to bring together new ideas, inspiration and tips designed to help participants grow.
Who: Open to all business leaders who want to take action to create a better world
Where: Manchester, UK
Date: 19th January 2023
Tickets: Tickets: From £90, on sale 26 October. Link here.
Opportunities:
Social Change Central — Check out their latest in funding opportunities
. It’s an exciting time for social enterprise in Australia with more than 20,000 social enterprises now operating.
Despite the recent growth and interest in the sector there are several factors holding it back from reaching its full potential as a catalyst for widespread change. One major hurdle is the time consuming effort required to find the ever-increasing number of funding and capacity building opportunities.
The latest opportunities are typically found via closed Facebook groups, Google searches or organisation-specific newsletters. As a result, many of our most eager and promising entrepreneurs don’t find the support they need to get their ideas off the ground. Potentially life changing ideas stay just that — great ideas.
Social enterprises can be a powerful driver of positive change. We believe encouraging increased support for social enterprises and connecting them with available opportunities is a critical step in this process.
Check out the latest opportunities on their website here.
News, Insights & Key Stories:
The Unlonely Planet 2022
How are Ashoka Fellows engaging individuals as changemakers? What strategies do they use to build partnerships that inspire both changemakers and solutions? How are they changing systems to create a world in which everyone can contribute, and therefore, thrive?
Ashoka presents its global study of systems-changing social entrepreneurs. This study presents the 11 strategies Ashoka Fellows use to build a world of changemakers.
Check out the full article here.
Riding the lion of social entrepreneurship means knowing the terrain
There’s a joke about social entrepreneurship, comparing it to riding a lion. Others may look on and think you are very brave, but you’re thinking: How did I get on this lion, and how do I get off without being eaten? Starting a mission-driven business can be a lonely, daunting and sometimes scary road; on that journey, the right connections and insights at the right time can be as powerful as an injection of funding.
Check out the full article here.
Toward Economic Growth and Value Creation Through Social Entrepreneurship: Modelling the Mediating Role of Innovation
The concept of social entrepreneurship emerged as a significant factor that contributes toward public welfare and prosperity. Recent studies showed that social entrepreneurship influences the economic growth and sustainability of the state. Therefore, the underlying aim of this study was to investigate the impact of social entrepreneurship on sustainable economic growth and value creation.
Check out the video session here.
