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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…
Platform co-ops – your route to an ethical digital business (webinar)
Related topic: Business planning | 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.
Engaging Gen Z through leveraging co-operative values
Related topic: Research | Resource type: ResearchMasters student in Creative Advertising Strategy at Manchester Metropolitan University, Rachael Radford undertook a research project to determine how co-operatives can engage more…
Give a Little Something social media graphics
Related topic: Marketing & communications | Resource type: GraphicsRetail co-ops across the UK are working together to support food banks and campaign against food injustice.
Revive and thrive: Why co‑ops are pivotal to a fairer, stronger Scotland
Related topic: Policy campaigns | Resource type: ReportThis report highlights the success of co‑ops in helping Scots weather the Covid‑19 storm and makes six recommendations for Scottish government to act on, now and after the next…
Open data
Related topic: Research | Resource type: ResearchCo-operatives UK monitors a range of data sources to provide the most comprehensive intelligence available on the UK co-operative sector
The Co-op Economy: Previous reports
Related topic: Research | Resource type: ReportPublished annually, the Co‑operative Economy Report reveals turnover, membership and employee figures for thousands of co‑op businesses across the UK.
Guide to creating a brand
Related topic: Marketing & communications | Resource type: Leaflet / GuideWhat is branding? A lot of people think it’s your logo but that is only part of it.
Co-operative development and the client
Related topic: Research | Resource type: ResearchAlex Lawrie, of Somerset Co‑operative Services CIC, provides ‘an exploration of trust, networking and professional practice amongst social movement activists in the solidarity…
Shared Space: How Scottish housing co-ops build communities
Related topic: Policy campaigns | Resource type: ReportHousing co-ops have so much to offer. They deliver affordable housing in a climate where both house prices and rents are rising. They help to control and build powerful…
Co-operative Business Survival
Related topic: Research | Resource type: ResearchWhy do co‑ops appear to be more resilient than other types of business?
Gender Pay Gap Report
Related topic: Research | Resource type: ResearchA report on the gender pay gap in the co-op sector in comparison with broader statistics.
The Ownership Agenda
Related topic: Research | Resource type: ResearchEd Mayo and Carina Millstone review data on different forms of ownership between 1985 and 2016.
What do we really know about worker co‑operatives?
Related topic: Research | Resource type: ResearchProfessor of Economics Virginie Pérotin looks at two decades’ worth of international data on worker owned co-operatives.
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…
The Big Co-op Census
Related topic: Research | Resource type: ResearchView the final report of the largest ever UK survey of co‑operatives.