OUR START-UPS
Building businesses to create jobs and change lives.
It’s our mission to mainstream jobs-focused social enterprise. We want to see these businesses in every community across Australia, so that every individual can access meaningful and full award wage employment.
To help fast-track this we’re building large-scale jobs-focused social enterprises. We have a dedicated team of seasoned social entrepreneurs experienced in taking a business concept from ideation to maturity.
Our portfolio of start-ups is varied. However there is two consistent key elements we focus on in every enterprise we create – an untapped market opportunity, and the skills and needs of individuals who are often overlooked by the mainstream jobs market.
Learn more about our start-ups below.
Founded in 2020, Australian Spatial Analytics (ASA) is a unique data services provider harnessing the exceptional talents of young autistic adults to deliver onshore data services to some of Australia’s largest corporate organisations and government departments. With offices in Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Cairns, ASA is one of the fastest growing social enterprises in Australia, employing more than 150 individuals, 80% of whom are neurodiverse.
Beacon Laundry is a jobs-focused social enterprise laundry. First launched in Bangalow, Northern NSW in early 2024, a second site has recently opening in southwest Adelaide in collaboration with Bedford Group. Beacon's primary goal is to create jobs and employment pathways for people with complex barriers to work. Across both locations, we have a workforce of almost 200 people.
Civik, our newest jobs-focused social enterprise start-up, has a bold goal to create 250 jobs for people who face barriers to work, while helping to solve labour shortages facing the telecommunications industry. This people-centred organisation will train and employ individuals in regional communities, giving them the skills and confidence to pursue careers in construction, engineering and telecommunications. Currently based in Cairns, Civik will begin its expansion down the East Coast in 2024/2025.
Civik People is a non-profit social enterprise that helps refugees and humanitarian entrants secure sustainable employment across a range of sectors. The team's approach is two-fold. Firstly, they provide new Australians with the support and training they need to adjust to the Australian workplace and reach their career goals. And secondly they deliver customised recruitment and workforce management services to large employers, giving them greater access to diverse talent, better retention rates and increased productivity.
Launched in 2024, Witton Barracks is a historic WWII site reimagined as a playground for ideas. In collaboration with the local Indooroopilly community, White Box is transforming the site into a thriving community and social enterprise hub that aims to build stronger community ties, attract creative thinkers, dream up bold ideas and create jobs.
