BUILDING A SOCIAL ENTERRPISE COMMUNITY
GKON SUPPORTS PRESENT & FUTURE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS.
We help social entrepreneurs through mentorship, networking, and formation.
FACILITATION
We facilitate the engagement of disadvantaged communities by entrepreneurs and partners.
GKON FACILITATES THE ENGAGEMENT OF POOR COMMUNITIES
FACILITATION EXAMPLE: TACLOBAN ARTISANS PARTNER WITH BRITISH JEWELRY DESIGNER
In 2016, GKONOMICS facilitated the engagement of a Tacloban GK community trained in jewelry-making by local designer and entrepreneur, Danika Magooncia, by a British jewelry designer, Clare Hynes.
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Check out other stories of GKONOMICS facilitation efforts in the last ten years.
SUPPORT EXAMPLE: THEO & PHILO
GKONOMICS identifies and supports social entrepreneurs who have demonstrated their commitment and ability to run a sustainable business and work with disadvantaged communities sharing our vision of an economy that does not leave the poor behind.
One such entrepreneur is Philo Chua or Theo and Philo Chocolates.
ENTREPRENEURS GAIN ACCESS TO GKON'S NETWORK
CONSULTATIONS
Our social entrepreneurs are connected with experts and fellow entrepreneurs who could help them in their entrepreneurial journey.
ANGEL INVESTORS
The GKONOMICS global network includes angel investors who are willing to fund and partner with qualified social entrepreneurs.
WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOPS
GKONOMICS offers relevant Entrepreneurs Workshops that cover legal, finance, marketing, strategic planning, management, and community dynamics issues.
workshops
WORKSHOPS
GKONOMICS offers relevant Entrepreneurs Workshops that cover legal, finance, marketing, strategic planning, management, and community dynamics issues. Past workshops were conducted by GKONOMICS Council members:
Amor Maclang (Gesier Maclang)- Marketing & Communications
Noriel Cruz (Dimension Accounting/ ATBP) - Accounting, Tax and Finance
Atty. Augusto "Tito" Bundang (Sapalo, Velez, Bundang & Bulilan) -Legal Matters
Mark Chan (formerly Asian Institute of Management) - Planning and Management
Memey Mendoza (Happy Helpers) - Community Dynamics
Ric Gindap (Design for Tomorrow) - Branding Strategies
QUARTERLY ASSEMBLIES
GKONOMICS regularly gathers entrepreneurs, partner communities, partners, and volunteers for a few hours of inspiration, updates, and fellowship.
One of the attendees describes his experience in these assemblies, “I love being a part of GKON assemblies because I always learn something, feel re-energized and inspired especialy by the stories and sharings, and I am empowered knowing that I am a part of a big family that supports me in my journey.”
The GKONOMICS-RHI FARM & DFFS
In 2018, GKONOMICS entered into a partnership with the Hernandez Family who owns a beautiful, idle 1.6 hectare farm in Lipa, Batangas that was once a thriving agri-preneurship training ground for disadvantaged youth. It is now home to GKONOMICS efforts to promote countryside development.
In 2019, GKONOMICS partnered with nearby Dagatan Family Farm School, a hybrid school (Grades 7-10), offering the farm as a base for developing future agri-preneurs to help spur countryside development in the Philippines.
THE GKONOMICS ENTREPRENEURS CIRCLE
AKABA
BALANGAY'S BEST
AKABA
a lifestyle company producing chic travel bags with mainstream retail outlets in major malls
ASAM
BALANGAY'S BEST
AKABA
a marketing and distribution company for products and services of marginalized communities
BALANGAY'S BEST
BALANGAY'S BEST
BALANGAY'S BEST
a company that offers high quality, natural & wild caught sustainable seafood products
BAMBIKE
BALANGAY'S BEST
a producer of bamboo bikes and provider of ecological bike tours in Manila
CALABOO
a producer of carabao dairy products
CITIHUB
a provider of safe, clean, and affordable housing for low-income workers
Coffee For Peace
a producer of coffee in partnership with many coffee farming communities while utilizing coffee an instrument for peace and reconcilation
Dalareich Chocolate House
a producer of chocolate products
Domesticity
a manufacturer of housewares and handicrafts products made of Pandan and other indigenous materials
Global Electric Transport
Global Electric Transport
a provider of mobility solutions for cities throughout the world with state-of-the art zero-emission mini-buses
Gulife Vegetable Pasta
Global Electric Transport
Gulife Vegetable Pasta
a producer of premium healthy vegetable pasta
Happy helpers
a cleaning service company
Invisible Sisters
a producer of crocheted fashion and household items
KAIBIGAN FLORICULTURAL/ BAHANI FARMS
KAIBIGAN FLORICULTURAL/ BAHANI FARMS
a flower farm producing world-class crysanthemum flowers in Lumad-cultivated farms in Bukidnon
Kayumanggi Organic
KAIBIGAN FLORICULTURAL/ BAHANI FARMS
a producer of healthy, high quality food products that are authentically Filipino
Klik Mobile Education
an education social enterprise bridging out-of-school youth towards productivity
PALAMIGAN
a micro ice plant social franchise of brine ice machines
Playtires
a producer of Philippine literature-themed playground sets made of upcycled tires
Segunda Mana
the special donations-in-kind program of Caritas Manila turning the joy of giving into stores for second-hand goods
Shop style cat
Shop style cat
a producer of stylish resort bags and accessories
Theo And Philo
Shop style cat
a producer of fine artisan chocolates
Tintan’s pastries
a producer of lactation treats and delicious pastries
Uproot urban farms
a promoter of urban and household farming through aquaponics technology, a combination of soiless plant cultivation and fish farming
The Social Enterprises supported by GKONOMICS (3)
Usares foods
a producer of wild honey and related products
VRM Bukid
a producer of organic products for agriculture, livestock, aquaculture, sanitary landfill, domestic and industrial wastes