Research Reports

The geographies of Indigenous business in Australia: An analysis of scale, industry and remoteness

This research report highlights the diversity of Indigenous business in Australia and emphasises the need for Indigenous business support policy to understand the relevance of size, industry, and remoteness on Indigenous business strategies and outcomes.

An analysis of procurement spending patterns with Indigenous business 2021-2022

This research report provides an analysis of procurement spending patterns with Indigenous businesses from 2021-2022. The report revealed some fascinating findings, with the headline being that Supply Nation Certified / Registered Suppliers reported a cumulative revenue of $3.8 billion in contracts from Supply Nation members.

Supply Nation’s ‘story of change’

This research report focuses on the important and complicated issue of understanding and articulating the social impact of Indigenous businesses – and presents a more culturally meaningful model to measure and monitor the broader holistic benefits of investing in Indigenous businesses than what is possible with standard analyses of Social Return on Investment (SROI).

An analysis of procurement spending patterns with Indigenous businesses 2019-2021

This research report provides an analysis of procurement spending patterns with Indigenous businesses from 2019 – 2021.

What makes Indigenous business unique? How understanding Indigenous cultural values can improve Indigenous procurement

This research report highlights the significance and distinctiveness of Indigenous cultural values in commercial relationships between Indigenous businesses and their customers. Written by the late Dr Dean Jarrett, this report, including imagery, has been produced with the permission of Dr Jarrett’s family.

The impact of COVID-19 on the Indigenous business sector: the view from the frontline

This research report provides a qualitative analysis on the impacts of COVID-19 on our suppliers and the challenges they have faced due to the global pandemic.

State of Indigenous Business: a quantitative analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on the Indigenous business sector

The second report in the State of Indigenous Business series focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on the Indigenous business sector.

State of Indigenous Business: driving growth across the Indigenous business sector

The first report in the State of Indigenous Business series focuses on driving growth across the Indigenous business sector and highlights that increasing Indigenous procurement reflects an $8 billion opportunity for the Indigenous business sector – that could create 19,000 jobs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.