Advice for social enterprise accelerators and people thinking of doing an accelerator program to launch or refine their social enterprise

At SECNA, our members are on a mission to build a thriving social enterprise sector across NSW and the ACT. But because the "business for good" ecosystem is incredibly diverse, we know it can be confusing to figure out exactly where your organisation fits in our membership structure.

Whether you are an aspiring founder with an idea on a napkin, an established business looking to find B2B clients, or a corporate ally looking to support the movement, we have a place for you.

Here is our step-by-step guide to finding your membership category, understanding our size tiers, and selecting the right level for your goals.

Four key questions to ask yourself before adopting a proprietary social impact measurement system, according to Distinguished Professor Martin Loosemore.

How to know if your organisation is a social enterprise and what the steps are between idea and becoming a verified social enterprise.

Centre for Social Impact’s 2026 Roadmap to Social Impact

Tips for social enterprises needing to create or update their policies

How and where to get verified as a social enterprise in Australia

Most social entrepreneurs started their business to change the world, not to spend all day staring at a spreadsheet. But here is a secret: your financial reports are actually one of the best ways to tell your impact story.

In our recent "Accounting for Good" session, experts Adam Mostogl (SECTAS & The van Diemen Project) and David Morrison (Do Good Jobs NZ & COUNT) spoke with Lindsay Burlton from SECNA about how to turn numbers into evidence for the change you’re creating. You don’t need a degree in accounting. You just need a few smart habits.

Here is how to get started, from the basics to more advanced moves.

Five key steps to setting an impact plan, from Social Enterprise Champion Sally Irwin

Conference, summits, expos and more for social enterprises to present to, learn from and network at.

What to prepare, consider and do to make it easier to apply for your People and Planet First verification as a social enterprise.

If you are starting a social enterprise from scratch, here are the steps that most people follow.

What is the difference between a social enterprise and a BCorp? Explained here in easy terms by Kylie Flament.

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released some guidance about sustainability collaborations and Australian competition law.

The Australian Government convened an expert panel to give guidance on how the not-for-profit sector needed to evolve and be supported over the next 10 years