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Communities doing it for themselves – community shares report 2023
Related topic: Business planning | Resource type: ReportContent by Community Shares
It has been a decade since the Community Shares Unit launched in 2012 with over £210 million raised using this unique form of finance.
Platform co-ops – your route to an ethical digital business (webinar)
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: WebinarContent by Business support for co-ops
Discover how platform co-ops can put power and profits in the hands of service providers, rather than tech giants.
Business Support – start your co-op: Application guidance
Related topic: Business planningContent by Business support for co-ops
Introduction
Start a co-op is a business support programme for people wanting to launch their own co-op. To be eligible for this programme you must fall into one of the following…
Co-ops: Giving young people a fairer future (webinar)
Related topic: Business planning | Resource type: WebinarContent by Business support for co-ops
Hear from our a panel of young people who have been involved in or founded a range of co‑ops. Discover how co‑ops can empower young people and provide opportunities to help them…
Webinar: How co-ops can empower communities
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: WebinarContent by Business support for co-ops
An opportunity for groups and individuals across the UK to discover the power of co‑ops to strengthen communities.
Webinar: Co-ops and climate action
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: WebinarContent by Business support for co-ops
Discover what co-operatives are doing to tackle the climate crisis and how people are working to save the planet by coming together to form co-ops.
Report: Offering Hope to Future Generations
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: ReportNew report ‘Offering Hope to New Generations’ outlines ways how a chronic lack of awareness is damaging the ability of co-operatives to provide answers to social issues faced by…
How co-ops can empower communities (webinar)
Related topic: Business planning | Resource type: WebinarContent by Business support for co-ops
An opportunity for groups across the Lancaster district and beyond to discover the power of co-ops to strengthen communities.
Platform co-ops – your route to an ethical digital business in Scotland (webinar)
Related topic: Business planning | Resource type: WebinarContent by Business support for co-ops
An opportunity to discover how platform co‑ops can put power and profits in the hands of service providers, rather than tech giants.
Is starting a co-op right for you? (webinar – 19 Jan)
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: WebinarContent by Business support for co-ops
Discover co-ops – their purpose and benefits. And find out if your business idea suits the co-op model…
Is starting a co-op right for you? (webinar – 7 Dec)
Related topic: Business planning | Resource type: WebinarContent by Business support for co-ops
Discover co-ops – their purpose and benefits. And find out if your business idea suits the co-op model…
Community Shares Practitioner Training Guide 2021
Related topic: Finance | Resource type: Application guidanceContent by Community Shares
An overview of the Community Shares Practitioner Training Programme 2021. Includes details on the workshops and follow up accreditation and assessment process.
Empowering Places Interim Report
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: ReportContent by Empowering Places
Empowering Places aims to build more resilient communities by supporting community businesses to provide benefits and opportunities for local people.
WEBINAR RESOURCES: Cashflow and business re‑forecasting [20 Apr]
Related topic: Finance | Resource type: WebinarCo-operative finance expert Andy Woodcock joined us for a FREE webinar cashflow and business re‑forecasting webinar on 20 April 2020.
Download the resources here and watch again.
WEBINAR: Cashflow and business re‑forecasting [20 Apr]
Related topic: Finance | Resource type: WebinarCo-operative finance expert Andy Woodcock joined us for a FREE webinar cashflow and business re‑forecasting webinar on 20 April 2020. Watch it again and download the accompanying…
Community Economic Development Lessons from two years’ action research
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: ReportThis report summarises the lessons learned from a two year nationwide action research programme of Community Economic Development (CED). It will be of practical interest to…