Category Archives: Melbourne

The Power of the Board

GUEST BLOG by SSE Fellow Jeremy Nagel.  Jeremy is the Managing Director of CoCoRide –  a ridesharing (aka carpooling) service for sporting events.  If you are starting up a social enterprise, make sure you get cracking on setting up your … Continue reading

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The SSE Learning Community welcomes Melbourne 4!

“If I don’t know something, somebody in the room will” “Some of the greatest things I have learned came from my peers”  Collaborating, connecting and comraderie were strong themes of the first 3-day block for our latest cohort of 27 … Continue reading

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Social Entrepreneurs Off To A Winning Start

Check out our latest news about four SSE students who won funding for their start-up social innovation projects!!  Today four social entrepreneurs from the School for Social Entrepreneurs Australia (SSE) shared in a total of $30,000 from the inaugural Macquarie … Continue reading

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“Then I got it. This is what it’s like to be a social entrepreneur”

SSE Australia’s Head of Learning, Jessie Williams, shares about her first week on the job. My first week as Head of Learning with SSE has been a trip. Over the next few minutes, I will attempt to share with you … Continue reading

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Gathering thoughts about Gathering11

If you attended Gathering11 in Melbourne on the long weekend I am sure you are still trying to process the experience! I’ve been to a lot of conferences and events in my time. Some have been inspiring and interesting. Some … Continue reading

Posted in 2011 Program, Environment, Global, Melbourne, Social Enterprise, Social Media | 2 Comments