Social Enterprise Ethos
GK Partners is an independent limited company guided by a social enterprise and corporate responsibility ethos. We provide high quality professional services at competitive market rates. Our profits are used as subsidies for pro bono business support and assistance to charities, voluntary organisations, community groups, social enterprises, support organisations and other socially beneficial ventures and activities.
Multiple Bottom Line Outcomes
GK Partner’s mission is to provide insightful, groundbreaking and appropriate business advice, guidance and support to social and commercial enterprises, charitable and voluntary organisations, responsible corporations and public institutions – helping them to attain sustainable multiple bottom line outcomes.
Business Approach
GK Partners approaches the pursuit of its mission of helping businesses and organisation achieve multiple socio-economic outcomes by:
- Developing sound conceptual understanding of the various sectors and themes of the social and commercial economy
- Harnessing knowledge and best practices from the business, voluntary and public sectors
- Using multi-disciplinary concepts and practices to optimise business and socially beneficial opportunities
The People
The governance, management, operations and general business of GK Partners is undertaken by its directors, associates and staff, with support from external independent professionals.
The Directors
GK Partners is run by co-directors Gibril Faal and Katharine Ford, who were the two specialist business advisers who piloted a Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) project to develop and provide Social Enterprise (SE) business support through Business Link for London (part of the UK government’s national business support agency). They have over 30 years business, consultancy and research experience between them. They have worked with FTSE100 companies, academic institutions, SMEs, social enterprises, voluntary organisations, charities, international NGOs and government bodies.