Social Enterprise Research
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Social Enterprise Research
Case file: Second Spin
Second Spin is a fictional Australian social enterprise in a regional town. It collects donated bicycles and small household items, repairs them, and sells them at affordable prices. Its mission is to reduce usable goods going to landfill and offer local young people paid work experience and repair training. Last year it sold 420 refurbished items. It earned $38,000 from sales and received a $12,000 community grant. Costs were $31,000 for wages, rent, tools and transport. The team says 18 young people completed training; it has not yet tracked how many found ongoing work. These figures are invented for this activity.
- It sells goods and uses its trading activity to support social and environmental goals.
- It is a government department that gives away all goods.
- It exists only to maximise returns for private owners.
- It is a charity that cannot earn income from sales.
- Training took place for 18 young people, but the number who gained ongoing work is unknown.
- All 18 young people found permanent jobs.
- The programme reduced youth unemployment across Australia.
- Training had no value because job outcomes were not tracked.
- How many trainees later gained work, and how long they stayed employed
- The colour of the workshop walls, and the number of social media followers
- The number of donated items, and the shop's opening hours
- The names of customers, and the brand of each tool
Plan a real-world investigation
For the next questions, choose an Australian social enterprise you could investigate. Do not invent facts: write what you would look for and how you would check it.
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