Economic development support
Initiatives and programs designed to stimulate social and economic development, often with a focus on specific regions and disadvantaged communities.
Actors in the economic development support domain include:
Social enterprises
A social enterprise is a business that puts people and planet first. They trade like any other business, but exist specifically to make the world a better place. Social enterprises can adopt a range of legal structures, identities, and play multiple roles, across different domains, in the ecosystem.
Federal Government
National-level government agencies and departments that determine social enterprise policy and funding.
State Governments
State and Territory-level government bodies that oversee regional social enterprise policies, development strategies, and regulations.
Local Governments
City or local-level authorities that have a specific influence on community-based social enterprises and localised initiatives.
Networked initiatives
Collaborative projects and alliances that bring together multiple stakeholders around shared interests, learning inquiries, and to address specific social, environmental, or organisational challenges.
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