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Undercover at Two Feet: Business Finance Fundamentals
Welcome to the fifth instalment of Undercover at Two Feet, where we cover each Two Feet topic as they unfold. From Intent, to Funding and Pitching, to Team and Governance, our Two Feeters are covering a lot of ground this year, and we want to take you inside. This week covered Business Finance Fundamentals, and was facilitated by Ishani Chattopadhyay, read on to find out what was covered… Date: 12/7/2017 Location: Donkey Wheel House, Melbourne Facilitator: Ishani Chattopadhyay Session: Business Finance Fundamentals Vibe: There was a little apprehension in the ... READ MORE
Undercover at Two Feet: Theory of Change
Welcome to the fourth instalment of Undercover at Two Feet, where we cover each Two Feet topic as they unfold. From Intent, to Funding and Pitching, to Team and Governance, our Two Feeters are covering a lot of ground this year, and we want to take you inside. Last week was Week 1 of Two Feet topic 5: Theory of Change, facilitated by TDi’s Anna, read on to go inside the session and find out what happened.. Date: 27/6/2017 Location: Donkey Wheel House, Melbourne Facilitator: Anna Moegerlein Session: Theory of Change Vibe: An incredibly inspiring session and really saw ... READ MORE
Undercover at Two Feet: Piloting & Prototyping
Welcome to the third instalment of Undercover at Two Feet, where we cover each Two Feet topic as they unfold. From Intent, to Funding and Pitching, to Team and Governance, our Two Feeters are covering a lot of ground this year, and we want to take you inside. Last week was Week 2 of Two Feet topic 4: Piloting & Prototyping, facilitated by Ryan Hubbard from the Australian Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI), read on to go inside the session and find out what happened.. Date: Wednesday June 21 Location: Brisbane Facilitator: Ryan Hubbard from TACSI Session: Piloting ... READ MORE
Meet the Entrepreneurs: Ethical Foods
As Two Feet is well and truly underway across Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, we thought it was high-time for everyone to meet the entrepreneurs taking part! Each fortnight we’ll be profiling some of the participants in our Meet the Entrepreneurs series. In our first instalment, we’re chatting to two entrepreneurs working in the ethical food and urban farming spaces. Hayley Dunne is the founder of Little Delish Bakery, a Brisbane-based enterprise that is providing ethical and sustainable catering services to locals with a focus on bringing people together around the conversation of ... READ MORE
Movers, Shakers & Changemakers: May
Welcome to the May edition of Movers, Shakers and Changemakers. Once a month we highlight our favourite enterprises in the social and environmental sector. These are businesses that are proving you can do good and make money. Read on to hear the stories of some enterprises doing great things in the space. First up, a Melbourne streetwear brand changing lives. HoMie HoMie are helping to get young people off the streets. The enterprise, run by three guys out of Melbourne, design awesome streetwear. HoMie run two key programs alongside their streetwear brand. The first, their ... READ MORE
Introducing 2017’s Sydney & Brisbane Two Feeters!
This week marks the second week of the launch of Two Feet 2017, with our first sessions taking place in Sydney and Brisbane. We’re really excited to be interstate again this year, staying in tune to the social impact communities in Brissy and Sydney. We love the enterprises we’re working with, read on to meet them! Sydney Civic Disability Services provide meaningful support to people with disabilities- helping them to reach their potential, achieve their goals and participate in their community. Indigenous Community Volunteers help to source and provide skilled volunteers to ... READ MORE
Introducing 2017’s Melbourne Two Feeters!
This week marks the launch of Two Feet 2017, with our first sessions taking place in Melbourne on Tuesday and Wednesday. Then next week we will meet our Brisbane and Sydney cohorts. We’re really excited by the range of businesses taking part in Two Feet this year and the potential for impact that each of the enterprises have. Read on to meet them! Melbourne Cohort 1 Urbanlife Community have been in operation for a decade. They act as a community hub and centre where any person can go for support, conversations or resources. விருந்து Tamil Feasts are an enterprise supporting recently ... READ MORE
Movers, Shakers & Changemakers: April
So it’s that time again; time for April’s Movers, Shakers and Changemakers- we’re highlighting our favourite enterprises in the social and environmental sector. These are businesses that are doing good in their communities. Over the past month we’ve had a couple of events that brought these enterprises to our attention. International Women’s Day saw us discover the beautiful her words, we saw Biofilta speak at the LAUNCHFood forum in San Francisco last week and we met YWCA Victoria when they pitched to the Macquarie Bank Kickstarter Panel that we sat on. Read on to hear the stories ... READ MORE
Able Bakehouse
In 2016 TDi began bespoke consultancy work with a Melbourne bakehouse with a difference, Able Bakehouse. Run by Melba Support Services, a service provider that helps Lilydale locals with disabilities, Able Bakehouse has turned into the organisation’s social enterprise venture. The Bakehouse was started to provide meaningful work and community engagement for people with complex disabilities. After Able Bakehouse received a grant from the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation, TDi was asked to help the Bakehouse to become commercially and financially sustainable, so that their social ... READ MORE
A Two Feet Retrospective: m-Time
In the lead up to Two Feet 2017, we want to look back on some of the incredible work our alumni are doing. This week, we look to m-Time, an enterprise run by Dr Yan Ting Choong and Sarah Agboola out of Melbourne. Yan came up with the idea for m-Time after reflecting on a custom in Chinese culture. After a woman gives birth, a nanny is sent to her home to support the new mother emotionally and physically through the child’s first month. This gives the new mother the space and time to recover from birth and to focus on bonding with her child. Sarah came on board when she realised ... READ MORE
Movers, Shakers & Changemakers: March
Welcome to the first instalment of Movers, Shakers and Changemakers- where once a month we’ll be highlighting our favourite enterprises in the social and environmental sector. These are businesses that are proving you can do good and make money. Read on to hear the stories of some enterprises doing great things in the space. First up, a pop-up cooking school fostering community connection. free to feed free to feed are a Melbourne-based organisation run by Loretta and Daniel Bolotin. The program is a hands-on training, mentoring and employment opportunity for refugees and people ... READ MORE
A Two Feet Retrospective: Spare Harvest
In the lead up to Two Feet 2017, we want to look back on some of the incredible work our alumni are doing. This week, we look to Spare Harvest, an enterprise run by Helen Andrew out of Queensland. When Helen and her family moved to the Sunshine Coast, they moved to a property that had many established fruit trees. As the fruit came into season, the trees produced more than Helen could consume and share with her family and friends. She finished the season by burying what she couldn’t share into the ground. With global food wastage at an all time high, throwing away ... READ MORE