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Stronger Together
Three social enterprises – BackTrack Works, Hotel Etico and Plate It Forward – are set to benefit from an extra $100,000 funding boost via a ‘Strengthen Grant’ from Westpac Foundation.
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Ethical fashion enterprise wins Westpac uniform contract
The Social Outfit has won a contract to supply elements of the Westpac uniform, in a deal that will support the enterprise’s mission to train and employ more refugee women.
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Giving Good Service New Meaning
Hotel Etico has a very different employment model to most, providing a luxury hospitality experience for guests, while running an immersive hospitality training and employment program for people with living with disabilities.
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Bama Building Momentum
Small building and landscaping business, Bama Services became one of the first Westpac Foundation grant partners to tap into a new finance structure to support its next phase of growth.
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Empowering with Flowers
The idea to create her social enterprise as a florist came to Jane Marx when she realised floral arrangements had been the only element of her Melbourne-based events business that seemed pandemic proof.
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New funding to help more Australian's into work
Social enterprises working to tackle employment barriers and support more Australians into work are set to accelerate their growth and impact with $4.7 million in funding.