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How social enterprises are building a more inclusive Australian economy

  • Written by Erin I. Castellas, Research Fellow, Social Impact, Swinburne University of Technology
imageLentil As Anything, a social enterprise in Melbourne.Shutterstock

Social enterprises employ twice the rates of Australians with disability and female managers as mainstream small businesses. Our study of Victorian social enterprises also found 12% of jobs are held by previously long-term unemployed people (those who have been out of work for more...

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