Two Square Pegs

16/05/2023

Unleash your potential with TO-LEAP: Get training, , and access $180K in to kickstart or support a brilliant business or community project in North Melbourne or Flemington! Find out more at toleap.org

TO-LEAP is delivered by Two Square Pegs in partnership with the West Community Foundation. Thank you to the of Family, Fairness, and Housing for funding this program

12/05/2021

I'm excited to share that the Women's Health, Economic and Inclusion project I've been working on got funded by the state government. In fact we received the most community votes out of all of the projects. This project will empower women facing disadvantage with economic opportunities through building micro-enterprise skills as a pathway into employment as well as provides services that support their health and wellbeing through the program. Thank you all for your support and votes it is very much appreciated. https://bit.ly/EngageRichmondFunding2021

Have your say on the future of North Richmond. Your input will help set a vision for the precinct and guide improvements to the neighbourhood.

17/02/2021

I'm excited to share that our project called the "Women's Health, Economic and Inclusion Project" has been shortlisted for a community grant by the DHHS. Please help make this project happen by VOTING! CLICK SUPPORT & REGISTER for the VOTE TO COUNT. You must choose 3-10 projects and voting ends midnight 26th of Feb. Please vote for the "Women's Health, Economic and Inclusion Project" but other projects we think are ace are the "Community Center Planning project" and the "Youth Homework Club".

This Women's Health, Economic and Inclusion Project is a holistic program for refugee and migrant women which builds their enterprise skills as well as supports their health, wellbeing and resilience. Most importantly, the programs have been designed by and will be run by past and present migrant and refugee women living in the council estates.

As part of The Women's Health, Economic and Inclusion Project we will be working in partnership with the Belgium Avenue neighbourhood house and the DHHS. The project will:
(1) Train local mentors to support unemployed/underemployed migrant women to generate projects and businesses which support their economic goals,
(2) Include culturally appropriate programs that help these women to navigate stress, seek mental health support, strengthen family relationships and discuss cultural issues.
(3) Include wellbeing programs, such as yoga, aerobics, African drum and song, Afro dance, health and nutrition classes.

If you know anyone else who'd be interested in supporting this work then please share 🙏

Have your say on the future of North Richmond. Your input will help set a vision for the precinct and guide improvements to the neighbourhood.

17/09/2018

Our work helps to make a difference in the lives of young entrepreneurs like Cassandra, a jewelry designer. We helped Cass connect to the guidance she needs to create a business that supports herself. Both Cass and Peter learned from each other.

Here is a video of Cassandra + Peter discussing their mentoring collaboration. You can see Cassandra's awesome jewelry in the video as well as on her Instagram .prinzi

ALSO TODAY IS THE LAST DAY. VOTE by 5pm TODAY for our project! Here's how to vote:
1. Go to http://bit.ly/Mentors-Helping-Youth & click ‘Add to shortlist’ to register. YOU MUST VOTE FOR 3 PROJECTS for your vote to count
2. Enter this projects postcode 3065 or Fitzroy and select another two projects to shortlist.
If you want recommendations for projects we suggest searching for "Refugee and new migrant learning lab" and “Fostering youth entrepreneurship for better futures” to shortlist
3. YOU MUST VOTE FOR 3 PROJECTS for your vote to count
Make sure you vote for this project http://bit.ly/Mentors-Helping-Youth in your three. Add your mobile number and submit
4. Many thanks in advance and lots of good karma

14/09/2018

RECIPROCITY, it's one of the cornerstones of the relationships we help to build between mentors and mentees in our programs. Here is some feedback from one of our mentors Alex about his positive experience and how his mentoring relationship is evolving.

"Thanks for having me as part of the program! It’s been a wonderful experience and you’ve clearly put so much effort in behind the scenes!

Elvis and I will continue on – he’s agreed to alternate mentoring – one week we focus on my goals, one week we focus on his goals 😊 it’s working out well like this"

31/08/2018

"If I can start my business, I can create my own job"
SBS has created an amazing program where disadvantaged job seekers, some who've been unemployed for years, get the opportunity to start a million dollar business with the support of an entrepreneurial mentor.

In spite of some disturbing statistics facing our most marginalised unemployed, one of Australia’s most successful entrepreneurs, self-made millionaire Creel Price is taking on an unprecedented social and business challenge to mentor a group representing the most disadvantaged to build a thriving ...

28/08/2018

Meet Abdul, one of the young entrepreneurs we work with. We've connected Abdul with a number of business mentors for ongoing support to run his soccer club for underprivileged youth.

"My name is Abdulmalik and I am the founder and director of Fitzroy Lions Soccer Club. In 2012 when I was in 14 yrs old and in year 9, I created a team to join summer soccer tournaments around Melbourne when my family could not afford the fees for me to play in a local club.

I loved soccer and wanted to be able to play for fun but at a competitive level. We become the finalists in the debut year of the club and won our division the year after. As a result, I received a lot of interests from the young people in the Yarra area to join.

I decided to establish a formal soccer club that is community friendly where every player can expect an optimal learning environment with consistently superior coaching, training facilities, equipment and kit with the vision to be the best and affordable youth soccer club development in the area and keeping the youth of the street.

Being from a community that has trouble in allowing the youth to come together, this club will allow any member or resident to join and allow opportunities to expand for young talents while showing the community that teenagers like me can achieve our aims with support."

23/08/2018

Please share! We've been nominated for a Victorian government grant and would love your vote to secure funding. Help young people who are starting businesses to access ongoing businesses mentoring support.

1 in 3 young people in our local communities are unemployed or underemployed. We are building a community of mentors that support young people to create their own jobs. This enables them to become job creators, not just job seekers. Pick our project and vote by 5 pm on the 17th of September to make a difference.

- Go to the link below or visit www.bit.ly/Mentors-Helping-Youth and click ‘Add to shortlist’ to register.

- Enter this projects postcode 3065 and select another two projects to shortlist. We recommend searching for “Fostering youth entrepreneurship for better futures” and “Refugee & New Migrant Learning Lab” to shortlist

- Vote for three projects from your shortlist. Make sure you vote for this project ‘Business mentors supporting young people into self-employment’ in your three. Add your mobile number and submit

Visit my project and vote - Connecting business mentors to young people starting a business

19/05/2018

If you have thought about sharing what you've learnt by mentoring another entrepreneur who is starting out then come to along to our Mentoring an Entrepreneur workshop.

Are you interested in sharing your business skills and knowledge with entrepreneurs who are starting out? Want to make a real difference to the life of a person who is building a business? Entrepreneurs in this "starting up" phase need business mentors and role models who have not been afraid to tak...

01/08/2017

When I hear that the average tenure in tech is just two years, I wonder how anyone gets anything done. Hiring and training people is not only expensive, but draining. All that energy could go into making better products with people you’ve kept happy for the long term

There are no negotiated salaries or raises at Basecamp.

01/06/2017

Efficiency vs Effectiveness in diversity