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Related topic: Finance | Resource type: Template policy / documentMember content
This resource is one element of the Finance Toolkit.
Shared Power, Shared Prosperity
Related topic: Policy campaigns | Resource type: Policy briefingWhy the design of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund must include a significant role for community economic development
Housing co-operatives: an overview
Related topic: Governance | Resource type: Leaflet / GuideCo-operative housing organisations have different governance arrangements; some are governed by all the members through general meetings; some have management committees or boards…
Financial projection templates
Related topic: Finance | Resource type: Template policy / documentDownload and complete this financial projections template, which acts as the second 'half' of your business plan.
The make-up of a co-op board
Related topic: Governance | Resource type: Film This film introduces some of the aspects of director recruitment for co-ops.
Policy briefing: Protecting farmers’ ability to co‑operate after Brexit
Related topic: Policy campaignsThis paper sets out how important elements of the existing competition exemptions for agricultural co‑operation are to be retained in UK law after Brexit. It also explains how…
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…
VIDEO: Glenwyvis Distillery – “What can YOUR community create?”
Related topic: Fundraising | Resource type: FilmContent by The Hive
Incredibly, some 3,000 people, from across the Scottish Highlands and beyond, raised an incredible £2.6 million which enabled the planning and development of GlenWyivs distillery –…
Co-operative Business Survival
Related topic: Research | Resource type: ResearchWhy do co‑ops appear to be more resilient than other types of business?
Key Performance Indicators (KPI) – A framework for guidance for co‑operatives
Related topic: Governance | Resource type: Leaflet / GuideCo‑operative values and principles are the very bedrock upon which co‑operative organisations are built – so our key performance indicators (KPIs) have to be co‑operative.
The Hive application guidance – start‑up co‑op businesses
Content by The Hive
Application guidance
This guidance is for people who are applying for The Hive support for start‑up co‑op businesses.
If you need application guidance for other Hive support,…
The Hive application guidance – for support to convert to a co‑op
Content by The Hive
Application guidance
This guidance is for people who are applying for The Hive support for businesses looking to convert to worker or community ownership.
If you need…
The Hive application guidance – support for existing co‑ops
Content by The Hive
Application guidance
This guidance is for people who are applying for The Hive support for existing co‑ops – specifically support regarding:
Sustainability and growth.
Trading…
AGM guide
Related topic: Governance | Resource type: Leaflet / GuideThis a good governance guide to preparing and staging a successful AGM. It also covers follow-up activity and a series of helpful hints and tips.
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.