Practitioners directory
This directory lists co-op practitioners offering a range of expert services for new-start co-ops, existing co-ops and businesses looking to convert to co-ops. Use the 'programmes' filter to find practitioners for the Business Support for Co-ops programme and Community Shares programmes.
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- (-) Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- (-) London
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- (-) Northern Ireland
- (-) Governance (set up)
- (-) Business planning
- (-) Organisational development (start-up)
- (-) Developing/managing assets
- (-) Social impact measurement
- (-) Business turnaround (organisations in crisis)
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Tiziana O’Hara
Co-op name
Co-operative Alternatives
Based in Northern Ireland, Tiziana holds a ILM Certificate in Social Enterprise Support and has been involved in co-operative development since 2012.
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Andre Pinho
Co-op name
Say Watt Ltd
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Jeff Scales
Co-op name
Locality
Jeff Scales is the Head of Services for Locality in the North and Central regions and has worked in both the public and the voluntary/community sectors over the last 25 years.
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Jon Selman
Co-op name
Plymouth Energy Community
Jon has been involved in the community energy sector for several years. This has involved establishing and providing on‑going support to two community energy organisations.
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Mark Simmonds
Co-op name
Co-op Culture
Mark is an experienced community entrepreneur and advisor, specialising in enterprise working towards social and environmental change.
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Alex Steeland
Co-op name
Power to Change
Alex is a Programme Manager at Power to Change where she supports community businesses across England to grow and become more financially sustainable.
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Hilary Sudbury
Co-op name
Co-operative Assistance Network
Hilary has been supporting new and existing co-operatives since 1996 and community shares initiatives since 2010.
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Jo White
Co-op name
Co-operative Futures
Jo has been providing support and training co-operative, community businesses and mutual organisations since 2000.
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Andrew Woodcock
Co-op name
Acorn Co-op Support and Co-op Culture
Andy is an experienced ecological community entrepreneur with a speciality in housing co‑ops, land trusts, community ownership and worker co‑ops that have an ecological or sustainability focus.