Adam Miller, an Australian leader in one of the largest stigmatised industries, Medicinal Marijuana, shared his insights into the entrepreneurial health sphere with Impact Boom in the lead up to his presentation at Myriad this month…
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On Episode 82 of Impact Boom, Helen Andrew of Spare Harvest shares her experience in the value of building connections in communities, discusses the potential of the sharing economy and talks about the key traits of successful social entrepreneurs.
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In this guest blog post, we learn from Jonathan O’Brien’s experience in running a busy community organisation - House Conspiracy, and are given a few ways to effectively reduce the stress and anxiety that ‘busyness’ can bring, when involved in an intense project.
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On Episode 81 of Impact Boom, Melita and Jonny Shirley of Mammojo tell us how a spate of unlucky (or lucky?) events lead them to starting their social enterprise, they share key tips for entrepreneurs and those who are thinking about starting a business & discuss why Mammojo was built to help new mothers.
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On Episode 80 of Impact Boom, Michael Doneman discusses social entrepreneurship, (and why this term shouldn't exist), gives strong tips to impact entrepreneurs and talks about the keys for running a successful business that improves communities.
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In this guest blog post from Leanne Farnworth, impact entrepreneurs are given key tips to consider when developing the branding collateral and culture for purpose-driven startups. Is your logo as important as you think? Find out some of the common misperceptions about effective branding…
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On Episode 79 of Impact Boom, Sarah Chisholm of Community Resources Ltd. shares strong experience from 20 years working in the social enterprise sector, providing insights into 4 impactful enterprises in the waste services sector. Sarah also provides useful advice for social entrepreneurs who are keen to make a difference.
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On April 6, IMPACT! Social Enterprise hosted its first 2018 event, in conjunction with Visible Ink Youth Space and Impact Boom. IMPACT! Is a youth run organisation educating youth on social enterprise methods. Held at Visible Ink, a sold-out crowd engaged with a Women in Social Enterprise panel and Q&A. The night produced interesting debate around the use of language, intersectionality and lived experiences...
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On Episode 77 of Impact Boom, Thomas Querton and Olivier Kaeser of Atlas, an app that empowers you to run and raise funds for your favorite nonprofit, share their beliefs about the intersection of fitness and positive social impact, as well as their experiences as social entrepreneurs moving from Europe and Asia to the United States.
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On Episode 76 of Impact Boom, Matt Pfahlert of the Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship shares important characteristics of communities which are generating positive social impact, discusses key traits of successful social entrepreneurs & provides areas of opportunity for government & organisations to activate positive change.
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On Episode 75 of Impact Boom, Matiu Bush of Bolton Clarke shares strong insights on life and death, discussing areas of opportunity to deliver positive outcomes which create real change.
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On Episode 74 of Impact Boom, Aaron Mashano of the Leaders Of Tomorrow Group shares key insights into starting & running successful social enterprises, whilst giving strong pointers on the differences between not-for-profit and for-profit models. Aaron also shares what he believes are the most important attributes of successful entrepreneurs.
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In this guest blog post from Kyle Bush, we're given interesting insights and a case study on how to use a layered approach to multiply your impact when engaging communities.
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On Episode 73 of Impact Boom, Simon Doble of SolarBuddy.org and Boo Boo Bikes shares his insights into how to create meaningful social impact, providing valuable learnings from his own journey and experiences across the social enterprise and charity sectors. Simon also gives his thoughts on government policy and the future of impact driven initiatives.
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On Episode 72 of Impact Boom, Prof. Jo Barraket of the Centre for Social Impact, Swinburne, provides strong insights from over 20 years experience as Australia's premier researcher in Social Enterprise. Jo shares excellent opportunities for impact entrepreneurs, government and the not-for-profit sector in order for them to create sustainable change.
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On February 8th, Impact Boom hosted its first 2018 event, with a packed house of passionate leaders and changemakers coming together to discuss how we might best activate system change. With no shortage of community issues to address, and a highly experienced panel, we knew this would be an intense and insightful discussion...
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Impact Boom has welcomed an amazing group of 27 passionate social entrepreneurs into the Elevate+ Accelerator Program in Brisbane.
15 high potential, emerging social enterprises are tackling an array of pressing community issues both locally and internationally, such as homelessness, refugee and migrant support, sustainable consumption, waste reduction, child malnutrition, and health problems. Projects are creating positive social and environmental impact and literally saving lives.
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On Episode 69 of Impact Boom, Dr Joana Casaca Lemos discusses the designer's way of thinking as a holistic way to reframe challenges into opportunities, she emphasises the necessity of understanding context and talks about the importance of having a community of practice.
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On Episode 71 of Impact Boom, David Carniel discusses his recent Stoned Surfboards project which challenges the current un-sustainability of the industry, as well as sharing insights into changing policy by design, blockchain innovations and advice for design students.
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On Episode 68 of Impact Boom, Kathleen Kelly Janus, Stanford Lecturer and author of Social Startup Success discusses key insights gained from hundreds of interviews conducted with social enterprise and non profit leaders and shares trends in philanthropy, policy, millennial engagement and collaboration with government.
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