Social enterprises are social purpose businesses that trade to achieve their mission.
Social Traders Social Enterprise Finder is a sales and marketing tool for social enterprises in Australia. It is a direct response to the need for an online directory that assists buyers to find social enterprises. Many buyers have told us that they would like to buy from social enterprises but don't know where to find them. We feel the same pain, and we're pretty well networked….
The Social Enterprise Finder is the first comprehensive directory of social enterprises in Australia. Social Traders is committed to the development and promotion of the Social Enterprise Finder amongst buyers in government, business not-for-profit and social enterprise sectors. The strategic power of purchasing is becoming one of the most instrumental tools for delivering social change.
The Social Enterprise Finder is free of charge to those listing and using the site. We hope that every social enterprise in Australia will list on the Social Enterprise Finder and we expect that social enterprises listing on the Finder will get access to new customers and sales as a result of their entry. Each organisation listed on the site will have access to and the ability to manage their profile. In order to develop a rich base of data, social enterprises are encouraged to make their listings as engaging as possible, the more fields that you complete in your profile the higher the social enterprise will be listed on the site.
Social Traders is a not for profit independent company established in late 2008 to facilitate, support and advocate for the development of social enterprise in Australia.
The Social Enterprise Finder has been developed by Social Traders with the aim of opening markets to social enterprises. We have developed a range of products that assist social enterprises directly or indirectly through research and policy.
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