DEVELOPING VALUES ALIGNED, PURPOSE DRIVEN PARTNERSHIPS
Written by Nefelie Kalavrezou in collaboration with Fresh Accounting
The need to develop purpose driven partnerships is extremely important. Here at Food Made Good, we recognise the importance of this. Our membership has grown to over 300 business sites around Hong Kong who are all on their sustainability journey. Together, facilitated through our events, online community and other membership services, we are forging opportunities for businesses to collaborate, make changes and enhance their sustainability operations, all through the power of effective partnerships and shared value. In our relatively short existence, we have seen Members and partners share knowledge and expertise, as a result grow networks and partnerships more meaningfully.
This is the result of a commitment from businesses with a shared vision which enables trust amongst the partners, ultimately resulting in greater partnership value. We will explore why it is important to partner with businesses who share the same values and as a result, explore what positive impacts can come out of them.
Successful partnerships essentially become an extension of your business, allowing you to innovate quickly, collaborate more effectively and achieve your strategic goals. We want to explore this more with Fresh Accounting, who are a firm believer in the power of community partnerships to drive forward their business. As mentioned in a previous article, Fresh are a small independent accounting business with a range of services tailored to independent business owners, from cloud-based accounting (Xero) to digital transformation, business planning and CFO for Hire, amongst many others.An example of a successful Fresh partnership is with our very own Food Made Good Supplier Member, Belu – the water filtration business that puts people and the environment first. Belu found Fresh through the list of accredited Xero partners in Hong Kong but knowing that they are also working with Food Made Good gave them the extra reason to partner up. That, with Fresh’s values driven approach and excellent customer service meant it was the beginning of a successful partnership. Despite Belu being unable to come out to Hong Kong following their business launch in Hong Kong, they quickly built up trust within the community and saw the start of a fruitful partnership.
We know that businesses with a clear mission, vision and values set provide a strong foundation for long term survival. Social responsibility can go hand in hand with profitability but also provide resilience in uncertain times.
Read more about Fresh Accounting here.
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