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InFact Digital Co-op, which received start-up support from The Hive
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Pioneering business support programme aims to create new ethical tech businesses
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The UnFound Accelerator has opened for applications, aiming to launch a new wave of fairer, ethical and co-operatively owned tech platforms before the end of the year.
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Vote in the Co-op of the Year Awards
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Voting is now open in the co-op sector’s annual awards - which celebrate the achievements of co‑operators and co‑operative organisations across the UK.
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There’s arsenic in the sugar – and inequality in our tech
Content by Unfound
The prolific adulteration of foodstuffs was common practice in 19th century Britain and although the arsenic was accidental it was commonplace to find grit in the oatmeal, dirt in the cocoa and chalk in the flour!
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Co-operatives UK offers open surgeries with new CEO
Co-operatives UK’s newly appointed CEO, Rose Marley, is offering one to one surgeries to talk all things co-operative.
Support for your co‑op
As the network for the UK's thousands of co-operative businesses, we provide support in HR, culture, governance, finance, marketing, membership strategy and co-operative development. Browse our extensive library of online resources, blogs and…
What is a co-op
Many of us have heard of co-ops, but do you actually know what one is? Spoiler alert: high street convenience stores are the most well-known type of co-op here in the UK, but they're not the only type of co-op.
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The Manchester football club which is profiting from fan-ownership
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Wythenshawe AFC played a Manchester United team featuring Bobby Charlton in the Altrincham Cup in 1956. The two Manchester clubs are just a few miles apart – but have followed very different paths…
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Co-op of the Year shortlist announced – vote for your favourites
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Voting opens today (21 April 2021) for the Co-op of the Year Awards with 23 co-ops and five co-op councils shortlisted for a prestigious national award.
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Pioneering business support programme aims to create new ethical tech businesses
Content by Unfound
The UnFound Accelerator has opened for applications, aiming to launch a new wave of fairer, ethical and co-operatively owned tech platforms before the end of the year.
1 month ago
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Co-operatives CEO selected as one of Europe’s Top 100 Women in Social Enterprise
As millions of people celebrate International Women’s Day across the world (8 March), Rose Marley, CEO of Manchester-based trade body Co-operatives UK has been honoured in an international list of…
1 month ago
How many co-ops are there?
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- The UK’s 7,063 independent co-ops employ 241,714 people
- Over 14 million members own and have a say in how the nation's co-ops operate
- Co-ops contribute £38.2 billion to the UK economy
- 76% of co-op start-ups are still flourishing after the difficult first five years
- Just 42% of new companies make it through to the end of year five
Programmes to support your co-op
The Hive
Support for new co-ops, with advice, training and mentoring
Community Shares
For community owned organisations looking to raise funds through community shares
UnFound
For tech founders and start ups looking for a different way to run digital platforms
The Ownership Hub
Developing a fairer and more resilient regional economy by supporting more worker and employee ownership