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

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

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