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ACRE and SecondMuse are delighted to announce and introduce the Innovators who will join our Breakout Accelerator. We co-developed this program to help unearth, connect and support innovators who are striving to build and scale dynamic, creative and sustainable businesses in places and communities they love. A key point of difference with this dedicated rural accelerator program is that we’re not asking innovators to leave home behind as they build their business. Some 43 diverse and vibrant businesses from southern NSW and rural Victoria applied to join the Breakout Accelerator. After a rigorous selection, interview and shortlisting process, we have selected ten Innovators for the program. We look forward to matching the business needs and supporting the goals of these Innovators by ...

We are holding workshops across regional and rural Victoria for anyone with an interest in social enterprise. The 2 day workshops are an exploration of the different types of social enterprises, as well as a practical look at how a more enterprising approach could benefit individuals, organisations and their communities. To find dates and locations for workshops click here.   Participants from Mansfield ...

The Age 11 June 2019: 'We're in a bubble': Country kids left behind as education gap widens This article published in The Age, articulates exactly what ACRE is about - in an age where quality education should be so accessible rural kids are not getting the same opportunities as their city peers. ACRE exists to build a thriving rural Australia through igniting entrepreneurship in young people and their communities and we are always looking for collaborators that care about the education of country ...