YSBC staff at the 2nd International Conference on Healthcare, DGs and Social Business at Kyushu University Japan
Building Asia Pacific YSBC networks:
YSBC Director Professor Gillian Sullivan Mort attended the inauguration of the YSBC at Kaohsiung University, Taiwan and was a judge at their first Design Innovation Competition. She also presented a paper at the 2nd International Conference on Healthcare, DGs and Social Business at Kyushu University Japan, Ito Campus along with attending the Social Business Asia Spring Forum by Yunus & Shiiki Social Business Research Center (SBRC) at Kyushu University.
Building social business/social enterprise skills and growing social businesses:
To achieve this goal the YSBC Director Prof Gillian Sullivan Mort, and Co-Directors Professor Clare D’Souza and Dr Marthin Nanere secured the YSBC La Trobe University as a Registered Provider for the Business Boost – Social Enterprise Program of the Victoria State Government Australia.They developed/ran two programs for the “Business of Community” program in association with Darebin Council, Business Development Office (May) and Greater Shepparton Business Development Office (November). They also formulated a workshop / business plan for Dialogue in the Dark – Melbourne
Developing research capacity and advancing research training:
A doctorate thesis titled “Incubating Young Social Business Entrepreneurs in a Developed Economic Context: An Action Research Approach” has been completed by Mr. Rafiuddin Ahmed, who is also the the COO of the YSBC at La Trobe University.Mr Ahmed has developed a commercial social business start-up “Innokids” which is in the launch phase.
Contributing to the global Yunus network:
YSBC – La Trobe Director also attended the Global Social Business Summit and Social Business Academia Conference, Wolfsburg, Germany, November, 2018 chairing sessions and workshops on social business.
YSBC La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia aims to develop:
Business of Community Workshop
For further details please contact:
YSBC Director, La Trobe University, Melbourne Professor Gillian Sullivan Mort
Email: G.Sullivan-Mort@latrobe.edu.au
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