Submitted by Linzi Nedoszytko on 14 May, 2012 - 09:51
In this guest blog on co-operation and innovation, Martin Simon, the founder of timebanking in the UK, explains how he ended up writing and publishing the first book to be crowd funded in the country.
Time Banks are reweaving the social fabric of society and leading a quiet revolution. Sounds great doesn’t it?
Submitted by Linzi Nedoszytko on 9 May, 2012 - 15:50
Why should people trust media co-operatives, and why should people care about co-operative businesses during the UN 2012 International Year of Co-operatives?
Find out, with the first ever 12 @12 interview.
Submitted by Linzi Nedoszytko on 9 May, 2012 - 10:43
'12 @12' is a brand new way of doing things from the @CooperativesUK Twitter account. 12 questions. 12 minutes. 140 characters.
Submitted by Linzi Nedoszytko on 1 May, 2012 - 16:28
Are you looking for an office space in the centre of Manchester, which offers flexibility as well as being cost effective?
Submitted by Linzi Nedoszytko on 30 April, 2012 - 10:53
Have you been collective buying groceries with members of your community to help save money? Or have you been recycling your neighbour’s unwanted garden waste; creating compost to deliver social benefits?
Submitted by Linzi Nedoszytko on 12 April, 2012 - 11:27
Co-operative Development Scotland (CDS) is offering £30,000 worth of cash and support to develop new consortium co-operatives in Scotland.
The inaugural Collaboration Prize aims to encourage businesses to consider working with others to form a new consortium co-operative. Co-operatives are collaborative vehicles that play an important role in creating globally competitive businesses. They enable employees, businesses and communities to work together to fulfil shared interests.
Submitted by Linzi Nedoszytko on 11 April, 2012 - 14:05
Co-operatives UK has welcomed new co-operative and mutual businesses into membership from across the sector for the start of 2012, indicating the range of organisations keen to be support the International Year of Co-operatives.
Submitted by Linzi Nedoszytko on 10 April, 2012 - 16:39
We are delighted to have launched our 2012 International Year of Co-operatives campaign shop, to help you celebrate and promote how co-operative enterprises help build a better world!
Submitted by Linzi Nedoszytko on 3 April, 2012 - 11:30
Rural villages across the UK are being offered grants of up to £50,000 to breathe new life into their areas as part of a £4m Lottery funding pot.
Submitted by Linzi Nedoszytko on 3 April, 2012 - 00:00
Learn about life at Bauen Hotel from a worker-owner's perspective
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