Editor

Anne-Marie McGeoch

Formerly head of Edinburgh-based development agency CEL, Anne-Marie has worked in the co-op and community enterprise sector for 25 years and as well as editing Good Company, works as a freelance economic and social development adviser. She founded Good Company along with Mary Patrick to meet a gap in the market in Scotland. "I've always wanted to set up a magazine - you get to be nosy and ask interesting people lots of questions while pretending to be working!".

Designer

Mary Patrick

Mary spent 10 years as a member of the Graphics Company, a workers co-operative based in Edinburgh and now works as a freelance graphic designer. Mary helped set up Good Company and is responsible for all its design and photography. "My workload has always been strongly oriented towards the voluntary sector and I view social enterprise through a co-operative lens".

Advertising Manager

Alison Fraser

Alison has worked as an advertising sales manager for newspapers and magazines across Scotland, including several years as advertising and sponsorship manager with Big Issue. Alison now works freelance and is responsible for all advertising within Good Company. "Advertising has been my passion for nearly 20 years now, especially while working with publications that have a strong social conscience like Good Company".

Web Site Manager

Gordon Cowtan

Gordon has designed and developed web sites for over 10 years. He is a director of Fintry Renewable Energy Enterprise a local development trust based in the village of Fintry in Stirlingshire. He works freelance and is responsible for the web presence for Good Company. Gordon can be contacted via his own website.

Jackie Scutt

Jackie is Director of the Scottish Social Enterprise Academy and worked closely with Anne-Marie and Mary to establish Good Company. "I got involved with starting up Good Company because I feel there is so little out their to reflect the volume of business going on in Scotland which is stimulated by social, environmental and ethical considerations. It'll be a space for taking part in a conversation about social enterprise".

Stephen Phillips

Stephen is a partner in legal firm Burness LLP where he heads up a dedicated team focussed on third sector and public sector bodies. "In my view, the prospects for social enterprises within Scotland have never been better and this is why I think the concept of this new magazine is so important. There is so much to be gained by sharing experience".

Alan Hobbett

Alan is Business Development Manager - Social Housing, at the Dunfermline Building Society, the largest provider of loan finance to Housing Associations in Scotland. "Community Enterprise requires community ownership if we are to address the inequalities and disadvantages that are inherent within our society. That's why I am delighted to have been invited to contribute to Good Company magazine".

Ron McQuaid

Ron is the Director of the Employment Research Institute at Napier University, and in his past life was a non-executive director of a community business near Stirling. "My main reasons for being involved in the magazine include, my interest in keeping up with what is happening in the dynamic field of social enterprises; following and participating in the debates about the future of the sector; and seizing the opportunity to share some of my experience with others".

Alistair Grimes

Alistair was Chief Executive of development agency CEIS for several years before becoming a Director of the consultancy firm Rocket Science UK. "I'm not usually a joiner of things, but what Good Company is seeking to do and the debate it is trying to start is worth while joining in and supporting".