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6 August 2026

White Box to expand its work with disability enterprises

White Box is expanding its work in the disability enterprise sector, growing beyond its Evolve pilot program to a broader strategy aiming to support more disability enterprises to increase and improve work opportunities for people with disability.

4 August 2026

4 August 2026

New report: what Australia can learn from France’s employment system

Explore White Box's new report on France's employment system and the lessons for building a stronger role for WISEs in Australia.

4 August 2026

Social Enterprise Jobs Summit opening session - large conference room with a screen that says 'lets get to work'

4 August 2026

Truly understanding WISEs is critical to employment system reform

White Box's submission to DEWR's employment reform Discussion Paper: Shaping the Future of Employment Services.

7 July 2026

A group of people from social enterprises at a conference

7 July 2026

What WISEs told us about employment system reform

White Box opened the floor to jobs-focused social enterprises from across Australia to share their experience of the current employment system and their views on how it could better support people facing complex barriers to work.

7 July 2026

Mark Hunt with some of the crew at the Hobart laundry, including the team from the sewing room.

7 July 2026

The price of purpose

What Blueline Laundry’s turnaround can teach other WISEs

7 July 2026

Skye O'Meara, Joanna Byrne and Illuwanti Ken in the Adelaide Art Centre.

7 July 2026

‘Self-determination requires more than good ideas. It requires access to capital.’

How APY Art Centre Collective used a SELF loan to strengthen their future, on their own terms and their own timeline.

7 July 2026

Beacon Laundry employee pushing a tub of sheets in the laundry.

7 July 2026

The double-edged sword of social procurement

Social procurement is often celebrated as a cornerstone of social enterprise success in Australia. What’s discussed far less is that it can also be a double-edged sword. When it works well, it can help build an impact organisation. When it doesn’t, it can destroy one, writes White Box COO Mark Daniels.

2 June 2026

conference room shot from the Social Enterprise jobs Summit with a message on the screen that says: Lets get to work

2 June 2026

Employment services reform – what you need to know and what’s next

A once-in-a-generation reform to Australia's employment system has just been announced, and social enterprises are named in it. Here's what you need to know, and what to do next.

2 June 2026

Are you investment ready? A cheat sheet for WISEs

SELF GM Murna O'Neill shares her top tips to help social enterprises get investment ready.

2 June 2026

Why understanding Impact Costs matters for WISEs (and what it allows you to do)

We sat down with Dr Libby Ward-Christie to talk about why understanding your Impact Costs matters, and what becomes possible when WISEs understand them more clearly.

2 June 2026

What is a social enterprise? For the first time, we agree

Social enterprise peak bodies and both verification systems in Australia have aligned around a single definition of what a social enterprise is.

2 June 2026

What France shows us about what’s possible for WISEs in Australia

White Box recently took a delegation of Australian social enterprise leaders and funders to France to explore how jobs-focused social enterprises and disability enterprises are supported to operate at scale – and we came back with our minds blown.

5 May 2026

5 May 2026

Financial Wellbeing Program extended: two more years, greater reach

White Box Enterprises’ Financial Wellbeing Program will continue for a further two years, thanks to renewed support from Ecstra Foundation.

3 May 2026

The ripple effect of resilience

This Mother’s Day, we’re celebrating the beautiful ripple effect of a job in partnership with Australia Post, Civik People and Thrive Refugee Enterprise.

30 April 2026

Five things WISEs can take from Westpac Foundation’s Learn Book

Here are five takeaways from Westpac Foundation’s Learn Book that put language to the realities of running a WISE, from planning and growth to navigating uncertainty.

White Box to expand its work with disability enterprises

The price of purpose

Financial Wellbeing Program extended: two more years, greater reach

The ripple effect of resilience

Five things WISEs can take from Westpac Foundation’s Learn Book

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