Resource library

Arts Law Info Sheets

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Arts Law offers free/low-cost legal advice and resources to Australian artists, with targeted services for Indigenous artists and resources for social enterprises.

Australian Copyright Council (ACC)

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The ACC is a non-profit legal service offering resources on copyright law, with guides and fact sheets for creators, including social enterprises.

Australian Tax Office (ATO)

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The ATO offers essential tax and super info for businesses, including social enterprises, covering worker status, payments, and related obligations.

Financial management and governance - resource centre, Institute of Community Directors Australia (ICDA)

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ICDA supports community sector governance with training, accredited courses, tech tools, free resources, and financial guides for not-for-profits and social enterprises.

‘Indigenous Governance Toolkit’, The Australia Indigenous Governance Institute (AIGI)

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The AIGI Indigenous Governance Toolkit supports Indigenous organisations in building strong, culturally-rooted governance.

Intellectual Property Australia (IP Australia)

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Protecting intellectual property is essential for social enterprises. IP Australia offers info on patents, trademarks, and more, including registration support.

Raise Finance, BCCM

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This guide offers essential insights into how social enterprises can expand funding beyond grants and donations by involving their community and members. This guide focusses on how you can achieve this by using a co-operative structure for your social enterprise.

Seedkit

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Seedkit is a nationwide project and platform that helps social enterprises measure and communicate their impact. Its self-managed reporting platform allows social enterprises to measure, track, and communicate operations and impacts via customised dashboards and reports.

Social Shifters

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Social Shifters is an international charity helping the next generation of young leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs to tackle the world’s most pressing social and environmental issues in new ways. Their website offers e-learning, videos and downloadable digital tools to support social enterprise startups.

Support for businesses in Australia

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This Australian Government website offers essential legal and governance info, covering business laws, risk management, health and safety, plus tools and templates.

The Funding Centre

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The Funding Centre is a portal providing information on grants and fundraising in Australia. It is an initiative of Our Community, a social enterprise that provides advice, tools and training for Australia’s community sector, as well as services for business and government.