By McKayla Tan
On 8 December 2022, Community Flower Studio attended SECNA’s Business4Good Event. SECNA (Social Enterprise Council for NSW and ACT). The main role of SECNA is to provide community and advocacy for social enterprises in NSW and ACT, led by all types of social enterprises from both states. Community Flower Studio is proudly a part of this, and I was privileged enough to participate with Bibi on behalf of the CFS Youth Subcommittee.
While having delicious food catered by social enterprise Free to Feed, we social enterprises held discussions amongst ourselves where we could relate to each other’s triumphs and struggles.
After hearing inspiring speeches about social enterprises and the future of SECNA, we were able to brainstorm what we wanted out of SECNA. Some popular ideas were to have a self-sustaining model, use SECNA as a hub for collaborations, and share resources amongst each other.
SECNA’s Business4Good event was an open, friendly community where we all felt able to communicate with one another, whether that was to give advice or share success stories. From the bubbly atmosphere, CFS could tell that this was only the start of something wonderful and new.
This is a definition of ‘social enterprise’ on the SECNA website.
SECNA launched a marketing campaign ‘Switch2Good’ in Oct 2022. CFS was part of it.
Social Enterprise Australia also ran a campaign to present the social impact of social enterprise: “Business For Good: The size and contribution of social enterprise to Australia“
If you are interested to attend the next SECNA Meetup, here is the link to registration the Feb meeting.
SECNA Meetup #5: Social Justice, Surry Hills, Thu 2nd Feb 2023, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm AEDT | Humanitix