Building a social enterprise? Learn how to find, choose, and work well with the right collaborators, advisors, and co-founders. A practical guide from The Mill House Ventures.

We’re hiring at The Mill House Ventures! We’re growing our team and looking for two values-aligned, passionate people who want to help build a stronger social enterprise ecosystem in Canberra and the region. We’re currently recruiting for a Co-lead: Engagement, Partnerships and Growth and an Administration Coordinator. If you’re passionate…

Applications are now open for Part 2 of the 2026 ACT Social Enterprise Grant Program, with Canberra-based social enterprises able to apply for between $10,000 and $30,000 in matched funding to support their next stage of growth.

What started as a way to make driving lessons more accessible has grown into something much bigger. Allara Drives founders Jessica Wright and Ruth Oettle share how listening to the women they worked alongside helped shape a social enterprise creating pathways to independence, employment and opportunity, and what they’ve learnt…

After years working on data projects in the Department of Social Services, Tara Spokes saw how hard grant reporting was for small community organisations without the right systems.

Ask someone to picture a social enterprise and you'll probably get a different answer every time. Some imagine a café. Others think of a charity with a business attached. Some assume it's a not-for-profit. The reality is much broader than that.

Step out of the day-to-day and work alongside a small group of peers who understand what you're navigating. Through structured, facilitated conversations, you'll test bolder ideas, work through what's genuinely possible, and move forward with greater clarity and confidence.

Founder Spotlight: Fiona McIntosh, U Shape Us Hi there. I’m the co-founder of U Shape Us, a social enterprise I developed with my daughter Molly. We create non-competitive imagination games that aim to increase people’s sense of belonging by helping players imagine, share and create connection ideas together. Our two…