Building a Good Life

Micro Enterprise Project

Micro Enterprise Project (MEP) can support you to start your own small business which is aligned with your own passions, skills and situation.

When most of us meet somebody new one of the first questions we ask, or are asked, is “what do you do?” Our aim is to give people the dignity of having a good answer to that question.

If you would like to talk about how to get started

Read about how it works – Micro Enterprise: Discovery, Exploration, Creation, and Maintenance.
Please get in touch with us to talk about the next steps.

If you are interested in learning more

Watch a range of videos about Micro Enterprise and meet Micro Enterprise Owners.
Read articles to give you insight into what a Micro Enterprise can look like for different people.
Come along to a Discover Micro Enterprise – Exploring Possibilities introduction session and practical workshop. Events are being held across Adelaide and regional SA in 2021.The Discover Micro Enterprise – Exploring Possibilities Project is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services. Visit www.dss.gov.au for more information.

A woman with light brown hair is speaking, as if being interviewed. — In this video, Micro Enterprise Consultant Wendy explains the process: Discovery, Exploration, Creation, and Maintenance, and introduces owners who operate their own customised Micro Enterprises.

The Micro Enterprise process

in Discover ME - Exploring Possibilities / Micro Enterprise Project / Videos

A rugged looking man squints looking to the side of camera, he is sitting outdoors, with a vegetable garden visible behind him — Michael has been operating his Micro Enterprise Greens2U for 5 years. He shares his story of developing the business, and what his days look like. He takes us on the road to meet his customers on delivery day.

Greens2U – A day in the life

in Discover ME - Exploring Possibilities / Micro Enterprise Project / Videos

close up of a teenage boy in school uniform, He is outddors, and looks o be talking to someone, he has a wide smile on his face — Meet Bailey, his family, educators, friends and Micro Enterprise consultant, and hear about how he is taking the steps towards customised employment through is own Micro Enterprise while he is still at school.

Micro Enterprise – starting at school

in Discover ME - Exploring Possibilities / Micro Enterprise Project / Videos

black headphones on a yellow background — Kurt Fearnley presents the Let us In podcast for ABC Podcasts with Sarah Shands. In episode 4, they tackle the issues of underemployment and underpayment for people with disabilities. They spoke to Wendy Butler and Jenny about Micro Enterprise. Listen here: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/letusin/let-us-in-episode-four/101498974

Let us in podcast episode featuring Micro Enterprise

in Articles / Micro Enterprise Project

Wedding photo father, bride, groom, mother, brother in elegant formal clothing standing on grass in front of a white wooden frame adorned with a large bunch of roses — Read the full article on the NDIS website It’s taken hard work, discipline and a rugged determination, but young South Australian business owner Tom Neale has been proudly proving people wrong since he left school five years ago. “No one except Tom and us had any vision for him – […]

Tom pursues dream to build a thriving Micro Enterprise – ...

in Articles / Micro Enterprise Project

“While paperwork can be annoying at the best of times, Adelaide resident Emily West has made paper work for her.” ABC Adelaide interviewed Emily and her family and put together a story about the conception of her Micro Enterprise business “Shred-Em, and how it lead to a partnership with Zoos […]