Report: Boosting Community Ownership – 10 years of the Community Shares Booster Fund
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This report reflects on a decade of the Community Shares Booster Fund: the original ambitions, what has been achieved along the way and recommendations for future investments in supporting the community shares market.
The Community Shares Booster Fund, launched in 2016 by Co‑operatives UK and partners, has played a pivotal role in enabling more community enterprises in England to raise finance through community share offers.
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