Asylum Seeker Resource Centre: Unlocking the Next Chapter for ASRC’s Social Enterprises
CASE STUDY - DELIVERED THROUGH MY CONSULTING WORK AT SOCIAL TRADERS
ASRC Cleaning had built a strong, values-led social enterprise delivering both reliable income and meaningful employment for people seeking asylum. After several years of organic growth, the business had reached an inflection point: it was established, delivering impact and operating sustainably, but needed investment to scale further. The team sought external support to develop a clear, evidence-based business case for board and funder investment.
I led a collaborative consulting process to help ASRC Cleaning chart a path forward. This began with strategic conversations and a Theory of Change workshop to clarify the social impact goals guiding all business decisions. From there, I designed and facilitated social procurement and ideation workshops to identify growth opportunities aligned to ASRC’s mission and operational strengths. I then validated those ideas through customer research and market testing, and built a detailed financial model to evaluate different scale pathways.
The result was a practical, phased three-year growth strategy projecting 30% revenue growth, a 4% increase in net profit, and 8 new employment opportunities for people seeking asylum. Every strategic choice was backed by data and aligned with ASRC Cleaning’s dual goals of financial sustainability and employment impact.
“Olivia was fantastic! Her mix of real-world commercial experience, business acumen and depth of business theory really helped size up our growth opportunity. The outputs were practical, actionable and have been used to support the funding and implementation of our three-year growth strategy.
I highly recommend speaking to Olivia if you’re looking to identify and develop viable business growth opportunities to sustainably increase your impact.
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