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11 September 2025

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11 September 2025

Lessons from France: Paris 2024 set the bar for social procurement. Can Brisbane match it?

Six years before all eyes were on France for Paris 2024, the organising comittee established ESS 2024 - a platform that would connect Games organisers with social enterprises - creating thousands of jobs for individuals previously excluded from the jobs market.

14 August 2025

White Box & the Bennelong Foundation partner to launch new hub for social enterprises

White Box partners with the Bennelong Foundation to open new space for employment focused social enterprises in Melbourne.

8 August 2025

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8 August 2025

Driving change together

Mark Daniels explores the future for jobs-focused social enterprises in Australia, sharing his hopes for a world where social enterprises lead the charge in transforming employment systems, breaking down barriers, and inspiring change.

19 June 2025

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19 June 2025

Shaping the future of work

The Social Enterprise Jobs Summit 2025 brought together 380 changemakers from across the social enterprise sector, government, intermediaries, and funders. Here we summarise the key takeaways from the two days

15 May 2025

15 May 2025

The time is now

With more than 1,500 jobs-focused social enterprises operating across Australia, it’s time for a national conversation. Mark Daniels reflects on why the moment is right for the first-ever Social Enterprise Jobs Summit — and why he hopes the whole ecosystem will lean in.

13 May 2025

ShoreTrack secures first loan from Australia’s new Social Enterprise Loan Fund

The SELF has issued its first loan – a $200,000 investment in Northern NSW-based social enterprise ShoreTrack.

1 May 2025

Lessons from France: What my recent séjour taught me about scaling jobs-focused social enterprise

Following a recent trip to France, White Box CEO Luke Terry reflects on how the country’s jobs-focused social enterprises are achieving scale — and what Australia can learn as we look to grow our own sector.

20 March 2025

Green Collect’s journey with loans

For many social enterprises, debt finance can feel like uncharted territory. But for Green Collect, loans have been a cornerstone of their story.

13 March 2025

Five reasons you need to know about the SELF

The Social Enterprise Loan Fund (SELF) is a gamechanger—offering low-cost, flexible loans to help you grow and create jobs. Here’s why you need to know about it.

11 March 2025

White Box launches first-of-its-kind loan fund to fuel growth in social enterprises

White Box Enterprises launches innovative new loan fund with backing from philanthropy and government to provide social enterprises the right capital at the right time.

27 February 2025

Financial Wellbeing Program continues to empower employees in Year Two

A Year Two evaluation has found the Financial Wellbeing Program continues to generate significant benefits for both social enterprises and their employees.

5 February 2025

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets the team at Beacon Laundry

5 February 2025

Five lessons we’ve learnt building social enterprises

Through our experiences—both successes and setbacks— we’ve gained invaluable insights about what it takes to build sustainable social enterprises. Here we share the lessons that have shaped how we operate at White Box.

11 December 2024

picture of Greg in a green vest, with thumbs up at Waverley Social Enterprises.

11 December 2024

Transforming good disability enterprises into great social enterprises

White Box Enterprises is excited to announce the three disability enterprises selected for the Disability Enterprise Evolve Program: genU, Waverley Social Enterprises, and Intelife.

9 December 2024

Our year in review

2024 was a year of significant milestones for White Box and its social enterprises. Take a look at the progress we're making to mainstream jobs-focused social enterprise.

27 November 2024

27 November 2024

Why ASA flew: Lessons from a successful social enterprise

With Australia Spatial Analytics becoming the poster child for social enterprises that are innovative and commercially viable, we reflect on how it all began.

ShoreTrack secures first loan from Australia’s new Social Enterprise Loan Fund

Financial Wellbeing Program continues to empower employees in Year Two

Transforming good disability enterprises into great social enterprises

Why ASA flew: Lessons from a successful social enterprise

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