SVA, together with its partners, launched the first Social Enterprise Hub in Brisbane in 2006. The Hub has delivered impressive results to the community, assisting over 40 social enterprises.
In 2009 the original Brisbane Hub was expanded beyond Brisbane to include Logan and Ipswich and was renamed the Queensland Hubs. This follows the successes of the Brisbane Hub, including the 2008 Accelerator program, where eight enterprises were provided with intensive support, resulting in the employment of 159 people who had previously been excluded from mainstream employment.
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Click link to jump to sectionWho are our partners?
The Queensland Social Enterprise Hubs are made up of different partnerships between SVA, Brisbane City Council, Ipswich City Council, Logan City Council and the Queensland Government (Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation).
PricewaterhouseCoopers Foundation provided initial funding for the Brisbane Hub and the Allco Foundation provided development funding for the Ipswich and Logan Hubs.
Pro bono support is crucial to the Hubs’ success and is a large part of what is offered by way of support to the social enterprises. The following organisations provide this much needed service:
Which social enterprises are currently supported?
Brisbane
Mu’ooz Eritrean Restaurant – Restaurant and catering provider
www.muooz.com.au
Nundah Community Enterprise Co-operative – A parks and villages maintenance service and the Espresso Train café and catering service
www.ncec.com.au
Kyabra Social Enterprises – A range of businesses focused on landscaping, property maintenance, human resource training as well as a consulting enterprise called Lighthouse Resources
www.kyabra.org
SEED Parks & Property Maintenance – Provides parks and property maintenance services
www.sandbag.org.au
The Cookery Nook – Provides home-style cooking and catering services
www.mercyheritage.com/links.php
Logan
Tasty Fresh Catering – A Catering service
www.loganwomen.com.au
Multi-link Interpretive Services – Interpretation and cultural training services
www.multilink.org.au
Boystown Enterprises – Provides skills development and employment pathways for young people
www.boystown.com.au
The Rock – An indoor rock climbing and adventure centre
www.thespot.net.au/therock.htm
Blue Print Distribution Centre – Provides training in warehousing and load shifting equipment
www.blueprint.org.au
ACCES Driving School – Subsidised driving lessons and testing in recognition that transport can be a barrier to employment
www.asi.org.au
Style it Up – A hairdressing and make-up service
careerkeys.com.au/training/skills_future.htm
Ipswich
Boystown Ipswich – Provides skills development and employment pathways for young people
www.boystown.com.au
Changing Landscapes – Provides high-quality landscaping, structural and soft, horticultural and re-vegetation services
www.challengeemployment.org.au
Ipswich Healthy Hampers Cooperative – Helps ordinary Ipswich families struggling with the cost of day to day items
www.tivolimc.com.au
Tivoli Drive-In – A unique venue for staging community events, conferences and functions with facilities including an auditorium, café/restaurant, training size kitchen as well as a full Drive-in movie theatre
www.tivolidrivein.com.au
Volunteering Ipswich – A start up enterprise focused on co-ordinating information, training and matching between volunteers and organisations
Find out more
Think you might be interested in funding the Hubs or offering pro bono support? Please contact:
Andrew Hamilton or phone 07 3020 7459
If you are interested in getting more business support please contact:
Susan Black or phone 07 3020 7457
If in Ipswich or Logan please contact:
Gary Delpaul or phone 0418 745 959
SVA is looking into opportunities for expanding the Queensland Hubs. If you’re from a local council that might be interested in joining the Hubs, please contact the following people to discuss possible partnerships:
Kevin Robbie or phone 02 8004 6719
Susan Black or phone 07 3020 7457