Helping business get SET for the future
Today, many believe that doing Business is a binary choice between self-interest or doing good
I make profit
I innovate and lead
I create new markets
Or…
We contribute to community
We have positive impact
We become more sustainable
But both are what Business can be about. The belief that Business can truly be for Good.
A belief that can become a movement of the head and the heart.
This is a community of people about the business of Good Business.
Not I, not we, both
Founded in 2019 the GBF has focused on supporting sustainable and inclusive small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets like Kenya, Indonesia, Fiji, Timor-Leste and Indigenous Australia.
At The Good Business Foundation, we believe business is a powerful tool for positive change. The global challenges we face in climate change, inequality, and social disruption require everyone to play a part, including businesses.
We know that real progress and impact comes from collaboration between governments, businesses, and communities, and we’re here to help make that happen.
Our mission is to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to thrive while contributing to their communities.
Why SMEs? Because they make up over 90% of businesses worldwide and are the backbone of our local economies. SMEs are often deeply connected to their communities, creating jobs and contributing to the social and cultural fabric. Yet, they face significant challenges: time, resources, and navigating a business culture that often tells them they must choose between profit and purpose.
We reject that mindset and believe businesses can succeed financially and do good for their community and the world.
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Helping Business get SET for the future
– Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, Transition –
Sustainability
Small and medium sized businesses contribute globally to over 50% of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. If we are to save the planet from severe weather events, then these types of businesses need to be supported to become environmentally sustainable. This work is critical particularly in small island states such as Timor-Leste that are both dependent on fossil fuels but also subject to the severest impacts of climate change.
Entrepreneurship
The best ideas and energy come from those businesses that have started and, on their way up. Many of these growing businesses started with purpose and a great idea but lose their way. We are here to help so that purpose as well as profit are hand in hand. We focus our efforts on women and those living in emerging markets like Indonesia, Timor-Leste and Fiji.
Transition
Both sustainability and entrepreneurship will only get you so far when supporting individual businesses. We need a community to drive change forward. We work with established communities and networks like chambers of commerce and build new networks to further sustainable and inclusive business.
Partners
The Good Business Foundation acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the first people of Australia and the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and live. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded, and we support establishing recognition, self-determination and representation for First Nations People in the governance of our country
Please note applications for support can only be made upon invitation.
