Brisbane

The Brisbane Social Enterprise Hub, the first Social Enterprise Hub in Australia, established in 2006, is a collaborative partnership between Social Ventures Australia (SVA), Brisbane City Council (Council) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

A number of social enterprises across Brisbane are doing amazing work and a culture is building that values the role of these enterprises in addressing long-term unemployment.

The Brisbane Hub is a response to meet the growing demand for training, education, promotion and support for existing enterprises and assistance in the development of new social enterprises that will provide real work in a supportive work environment.

Applications for Accelerator 2008 now open.

Accelerator 2007 Launch

with Brisbane's Lord Mayor, Campbell Newman; SVA Executive Director, Jan Owen AM and Accelerator participants

STAFF

Three staff work part-time to meet the needs of enterprises and the broader social enterprise sector.

Susan Black the Co-ordinator of the Brisbane Hub, manages the accelerator program, workshops and meetings for social enterprises to connect and learn, and Hub Commerce. The Hub Commerce Panel provides enterprises with the opportunity to pitch to a professional business panel for feedback on advancing their enterprise towards sustainability.

Andrew Hamilton Social Ventures Australia portfolio manager, co-ordinates training and evaluation tools provided by SVA, mentor matching and social enterprise investment strategies

Rogan Hume the Hub's Brisbane City Council representative manages Hub Market; negotiating Council contracts and providing training in tendering processes for social enterprises. Rogan also works with Council in developing strong procurement policies that can be shared with corporates to increase social procurement across Brisbane.

Brisbane Hub Team

Rogan Hume, Susan Black & Andrew Hamilton

CURRENT ENTERPRISES

There are currently seven enterprises participating in the Brisbane Accelerator Program. Click on the title of each enterprise for a link outlining the business, clientele and employee base for each enterprise. Products and services can be purchased directly from the businesses.

Nundah Community Enterprise Co-operative: parks and village maintenance and Espresso Train Cafe and Catering. Check out the catering menu here

Food Connect: organic food distribution direct from farm to city networks

Sweet Freedom: creation and distribution of music CD’s produced by diverse communities

BlackStar: coffee cart and fair trade coffee roastery

Sustainable Gardening Services (SGS): gardening and landscaping services

Ethical Pest Management (EPM): environmentally responsible pest control solutions

Mu'ooz Eritrean Restaurant & Catering

For more information contact Susan Black Co-ordinator Brisbane Social Enterprise Hub tel 0409 542 848

BRISBANE HUB PARTNERS

BRISBANE HUB SUPPORTERS