Indigenous Women's Entrepreneurship
Business Club
Addressing Indigenous issues remains one of the most pressing leadership challenges facing Australia. Moreover, there is a growing global recognition of the significant benefits of promoting platforms that facilitate women’s economic empowerment. Such platforms enable women to support themselves, their families, and their communities while connecting them to markets and providing access to financial services. The Maganda (Tomorrow) Makers Business Club empowers Kimberley Indigenous women to build wealth through business. In partnership with Kimberley Jiyigas and Good Return, the club supports over 150 women across the Kimberley.
Eco-System Mapping
Supporting the development of an eco-system map of Indigenous women’s entrepreneurship to build a better understanding of the services that support Indigenous entrepreneurship in the Kimberley and rural and remote Australia and explore opportunities for deeper collaboration to strengthen the system. The outcome of this work will culminate in a series of forums in the Kimberley in 2023.
Blended Capital Models
Together with Trust Waikato (New Zealand), and Criterion Institute, this work explores blended capital models to support indigenous women’s enterprising and entrepreneurship while also Identifying blended capital approaches to support sustainable financing models for Indigenous women entrepreneurs. Released in 2023, the research report includes recommendations regarding ways that a blended finance approach can specifically advance gender equality and support indigenous women to build enterprises that contribute to a circular economy which supports themselves, their families, and the community.
PHd Research
The Menzies Foundation is delighted to support Cindy Mitchell in the third year of her PhD. Cindy’s thesis explores: Conceptualising Kimberley Aboriginal women leaders’ entrepreneurship through a collaborative economic development process
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Program, Research; now is the time to bring economic independence and long-lasting intergenerational change for Indigenous women through sustainable business development.