A once-in-a-generation reform to Australia's employment system has just been announced, and social enterprises are named in it. Here's what you need to know, and what to do next.
We sat down with Dr Libby Ward-Christie to talk about why understanding your Impact Costs matters, and what becomes possible when WISEs understand them more clearly.
White Box recently took a delegation of Australian social enterprise leaders and funders to France to explore how jobs-focused social enterprises and disability enterprises are supported to operate at scale – and we came back with our minds blown.
White Box is taking a delegation of Australian social enterprise leaders and philanthropists to France from 3-8 May to examine how policy, funding and procurement can better support jobs-focused social enterprises and disability enterprises.
Good Cycles is the second organisation to receive a loan through the Social Enterprise Loan Fund. Beyond working capital, the experience has brought a new level of clarity to the social enterprise’s business model, priorities and long-term future.
Through our experiences—both successes and setbacks— we’ve gained invaluable insights about what it takes to build sustainable social enterprises. Here we share the lessons that have shaped how we operate at White Box.
2024 was a year of significant milestones for White Box and its social enterprises. Take a look at the progress we're making to mainstream jobs-focused social enterprise.
With a change of leadership in Queensland over the weekend, White Box Enterprises is excited by the opportunity this new government brings for social enterprise and impact investing across the state.
White Box has joined forces with Bedford Group to transform a large-scale commercial laundry in Adelaide’s south into a jobs-focused social enterprise under the Beacon Laundry brand, creating up to 50 new jobs for South Australians who face barriers to work over the next three years.
The Federal Budget represents a turning point for social enterprises in Australia after the government unveiled a new $21.9 million employment initiative.
A financial wellbeing program created for, and with, jobs-focused social enterprises is delivering incredible returns for employees – giving them the confidence and skills to better manage their money.
Today a new social enterprise commercial laundry, Beacon Laundry, created by White Box Enterprises has officially opened its doors in the Northern Rivers region of NSW, creating life changing employment for 60 local individuals.