Owner To Owner Podcast

Joh Lyons from Gippsland Social Enterprise Collective talks about social entrepreneurs solving societal problems

Episode Summary

Is Social Enterprise they key to solving societal problems while creating viable businesses and jobs? Joh Lyons from Gippsland Social Enterprise Collective talks about how Social Enterprise can enable entrepreneurs to solve societal problems while creating sustainable jobs and businesses.

Episode Notes

Joh Lyons @johblogs from Gippsland Social Enterprise Collective @gippsend talks about how #SocialEnterprise enable entrepreneurs to solve societal problems while creating sustainable jobs and businesses.

Joh is based in Traralgon. She has a diversified professional career spanning teaching, running small businesses and being actively involved in the #socialenterprise, #notforprofit and #forpurpose sectors.

In the episode we cover;

• Some of the successful social enterprises operating in the La Trobe Valley
• Connecting purpose with business
• Creating  your own job in the face of a difficult traditional employment market
• The opportunities for social entrepreneurs of all ages - from school leavers to baby boomers
• The natural life cycle of social enterprises and how founders deal with that for the benefit of the business
• The need for succession planning for social enterprises