- Sessions Overview
- Speakers
 
Invited Session 8
Social Traders
Introduction
Social Traders is Australia’s leading social enterprise development organisation. Established in 2008, it is dedicated to supporting the development of commercially viable social enterprises.
By providing social enterprises with the capability, investment and resources to startup, access markets and grow, Social Traders:
• Increases awareness and understanding of social enterprise
• Builds investment readiness of social enterprises by developing their trading capability
• Grows the market for social enterprise products and services.
Social Traders has developed tailored tools and resources including an online business planning guide, The Social Enterprise BUILDER, and an online directory of enterprises, the Social Enterprise FINDER and several social enterprise case studies. Social Traders provides tailored business development and coaching programs for start-up and early stage social enterprises. It also provides start-up investment to new social enterprises in partnership with other social investors. Social Traders conducts social enterprise workshops, tours and conferences and presents the annual Australian Social Enterprise Awards Program. For more details, go to www.socialtraders.com.au
David BROOKES (Managing Director, Social Traders, Australia)