Parramatta. $250,000 seed funding

Parramatta City Council’s social enterprise program commenced, in January 2007, becoming the first local government dedicated social enterprise support and development program in Australia. The Parramatta Region Social Enterprise Hub is a partnership between council, Social Ventures Australia and the Allco Foundation. The hub provides business and support services to accelerate the growth of social enterprises through networking opportunities and access to resources that would not otherwise be available or affordable. Social enterprise has become a growing movement in Western Sydney largely due to the efforts of Parramatta’s social enterprise program. Over the past three years council has awarded $250,000 to seed fund 13 social enterprises in the Parramatta local government area