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Social Enterprise Strategy: Amplifying First Nations voices through Australia’s first Indigenous podcast network

Social Enterprise Strategy: Amplifying First Nations voices through Australia’s first Indigenous podcast network

How clear strategy for social enterprise podcast Black Magic Woman helped founder Mundanara launch Australia's first Indigenous podcast network. VIEW FULL CASE STUDY

Transforming market opportunities for bilum weavers

Transforming market opportunities for bilum weavers

How TDi collaborated with partners and creatives to transform market opportunities for women bilum weavers in PNG, boosting international demand and access, supporting the creative and cultural industry, and increasing economic equality for women, their families, and their communities. VIEW FULL CASE STUDY

Strategic Planning Empowers NFPs for Sustainable Impact: YLab Case Study

Strategic Planning Empowers NFPs for Sustainable Impact: YLab Case Study

Discover how YLab, a youth co-design and consulting social enterprise, partnered with TDi to redefine their mission, goals, and business model. Learn how collaborative and responsive strategies helped YLab achieve clarity, maturity, and sustainable social impact. VIEW FULL CASE STUDY

Building the Local Capability of Women Business Coaches in PNG to Deliver Sustainable and Inclusive Economic Growth

Building the Local Capability of Women Business Coaches in PNG to Deliver Sustainable and Inclusive Economic Growth

In 2020, at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we had the opportunity to prototype a new program focusing on localising development: building the capability of four Local Business Coaches in PNG, growing a localised and sustainable model of support for women MSMEs. VIEW FULL CASE STUDY

A Scalable and Localised Model of Micro and Small Business Support for Women Entrepreneurs in PNG

A Scalable and Localised Model of Micro and Small Business Support for Women Entrepreneurs in PNG

How TDi delivered a coaching program for women entrepreneurs on behalf of the Australian Government, and in partnership with Abt Associates, the PNG Women’s Business Resource Centre, CIPE, and Resources Reimagined. VIEW FULL CASE STUDY

Strengthening business ecosystems: Curriculum review and business model development for Fiji entrepreneurs

Strengthening business ecosystems: Curriculum review and business model development for Fiji entrepreneurs

Engaged by DFAT, we worked with Market Development Facility to revamp their incubator program by refining curriculum, training trainers, and developing a sustainable business model, ultimately fostering local ownership and embedding robust business support services in the regional ecosystem. VIEW FULL CASE STUDY

YuMi Tourism Partners: A shared value project

YuMi Tourism Partners: A shared value project

There’s no ‘one mould’ for the work that we do with government and corporate partners to create shared value.  YuMi started as an idea between Carnival Australia, TDi and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).  Carnival described their challenge of bringing local, meaningful, cultural experiences to their customers at ports around the Pacific. TDi, from experience working in the Pacific, noticed the continual challenge for local Indigenous entrepreneurs being locked out of the market by big international corporations that they were unable to meet or access contracting regulations. DFAT were looking to 'prove out a new model’ for delivering Aid and Development.  They wanted to develop sustainable Indigenous businesses that could become a successful enterprise in their own right. These three challenges formed the basis of the question ‘what needs to exist in the market to create a different outcome for all parties?’ VIEW FULL CASE STUDY

Cultivating a sustainable business model for food systems initiative

Cultivating a sustainable business model for food systems initiative

How TDi cultivated a sustainable business model for a food systems initiative, inspiring Pacific Islanders to return to local cuisine to benefit health. VIEW FULL CASE STUDY

DESIGN & STRATEGY: Building social enterprise capability and Business Resilience

DESIGN & STRATEGY: Building social enterprise capability and Business Resilience

Over a period of a couple of months, TDi worked with the City of Darebin on two discrete programs focused on supporting the sustainability of small-to-medium businesses. VIEW FULL CASE STUDY

BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PARTNERSHIPS: Indigenous Business Australia

BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PARTNERSHIPS: Indigenous Business Australia

In 2018 Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) approached TDi looking for a solution to support Indigenous entrepreneurs build their business acumen and name their social impact. This was in line with IBA’s mission to advance the commercial and economic interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Together with IBA, we have designed – and continue to iterate – a unique program for Indigenous entrepreneurs. VIEW FULL CASE STUDY

BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PARTNERSHIPS: Guria – a womens business growth accelerator

BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PARTNERSHIPS: Guria – a womens business growth accelerator

The Difference Incubator is partnering with the Women’s Business Resource Centre (WBRC) in Port Moresby to run a growth accelerator program called Guria. Guria means ‘earthquake’ or ‘shake up’, representing the change that twelve magnificent entrepreneurs have dared to make. Over the program, each entrepreneur aims to double their revenue and double their profit, without doubling their workload. This first iteration of the program is led by The Difference Incubator alongside the WBRC team, with the intent to shift ownership of the program to WBRC over the next few years. This also allows WBRC to tailor the training to assist all of their members, creating a broader impact across Papua New Guinea. VIEW FULL CASE STUDY

CONNECTION TO INDIGENOUS & PACIFIC ENTREPRENEURS: Laikim Sister

CONNECTION TO INDIGENOUS & PACIFIC ENTREPRENEURS: Laikim Sister

In April 2019, TDi, Abt Associates and the Australian High Commission to Papua New Guinea (PNG) began to explore how a business exchange between PNG and Australian Indigenous women could be designed to further people-to-people links between the two countries, building on the thousand year history of trade and knowledge sharing. VIEW FULL CASE STUDY

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