Economic development support

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.