The Business for Good Sector Development Program is for social enterprises, First Nations owned businesses, B Corps and small businesses who are interested in intentionally embedding social and environmental impact into their businesses.

Our Business for Good workshop series will cover a range of small business fundamentals topics with an impact lens to help SA small businesses build key knowledge and capabilities to drive social and environmental impact through sustainable business development and growth.

Workshop 5: Raising Capital

The workshop will provide an overview of capital raising options and considerations for early-stage social entrepreneurs, helping participants think through the trade-offs and possible opportunities for each option. We will cover the '5 C’s for Successful Funding' model – Clarity, Credibility, Communities, Channels and Courage - focusing on the actions that can be taken to create more clarity, credibility and momentum early on to increase the ability to raise capital.

This workshop will be led by Tom Dawkins, Co founder and CEO StartSomeGood.

Following Tom's session, Collab4Good will facilitate an interactive capital stack activity to provide some really practical embodied learning, so please feel free to stay on for an extra informal hour of learning and networking. Light refreshments will be provided.

Places are limited and registrations are essential so get in quick to avoid disappointment. We are eager to enable eligible businesses in regional South Australia who cannot attend in person to participate via Zoom.

Who is eligible to attend?

You are welcome to join the Business for Good program, including attending our workshops if you are:

Based in South Australia, and
Qualify as a small business (up to 20 employees), and
Committed to learning and understanding how you can embed impact into your business.

Please note that attending the Business for Good workshops means participating in the Business for Good program and we will need to collect some data from you for reporting purposes. If you are not already a participant, the Business for Good Program Coordinator will be in touch with you shortly after your booking.

We have an Equitable Access Policy, please get in touch with Ksenija via email hellosasec@gmail.com if this fee is a barrier to your participation.

About the Business for Good Program

The Business for Good: Social Enterprise Sector Development program is supporting South Australian (SA) social enterprises and small businesses with key business fundamentals to strengthen their knowledge, capacity and capability to deliver social, environmental and economic outcomes for SA with long-term business sustainability and growth. Delivered in partnership by the South Australian Social Enterprise Council (SASEC), Social Traders and Collab4Good, the 18-month Business for Good Program delivers activities through three streams:

Early advice, information and referrals.
Group workshops and a social enterprise conference.
An advisory support service, consisting of a social procurement readiness program and a business growth coaching program.

To stay updated on the Business for Good Program please sign up to the Business for Good mailing list at www.sasec.org.au/businessforgood

The Business for Good Program is an initiative of the Government of South Australia’s Office for Small and Family Business and the South Australian Small Business Strategy 2023 – 2030.

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