Get your copy of Insights from the 2021 Social Enterprise Summit Northern Australia.

Together with the The Yunus Centre Griffith University, we are excited to release Insights from the 2021 Social Enterprise Summit Northern Australia (SESNA).

In this report, explore the emergent themes from SESNA 2021 and understand how these themes fit together, setting the tone for the next chapter of the social enterprise sector in the region.

Key takeaways:

• The social enterprise sector must centre Indigenous sense-making and knowledge into our practices.

• First Nations people use social enterprises as a way to practice care for people, culture and Country while remaining engaged and empowered within the broader Australian economy. However, they often face significant frustrations meeting legal requirements and engaging in bureaucratic processes, while simultaneously navigating a complex network of family, cultural and social obligations. 

• Consulting and collaborating with First Nations people only when an ‘Indigenous perspective’ is needed, does a grave injustice to diverse skills, identities, interests and passions.

• As the Australian social enterprise movement grows, there is opportunity to publicly champion equity agendas for First Nations peoples, as well as a clear need for appropriate business development support and infrastructure.