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InFact Digital is a co-op owned by a group of ex-freelancers
Business Support for Co‑ops
From up to six days tailored support and mentoring, to digital tools and events we can help you to start or grow your co-op. Co-operatives UK and The Co-operative Bank supporting fair and ethical business together.
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Business Support – start your co-op
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Are you planning to start a co-op? We can offer up to six days of tailored support with a co-op expert to help get your co-op off the ground.
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Business Support – convert to a co-op
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Are you an existing business wanting to become a co-op? We can provide up to six days of tailored support to help you.
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Business support – help for your co-op
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Are you an existing co-op needing support?
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Business support – panel dates
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Below are the Business Support for Co-ops application assessment panel dates.
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Free business banking with The Co‑operative Bank
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The Co‑operative Bank's Community Directplus Current Account gives registered charities, community interest companies, co‑operatives and credit unions an ethical way to bank.
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Case studies
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Impact Box: Bringing a tech business in line with its co‑operative values
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When limited company Impact Box’s founder announced they wanted to step down, the people who worked there decided to start a co‑op…
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Manchester Fruit Tree Co‑op: Cultivation with co‑operation
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When an enterprising graphic designer decided to turn urban apples into cider, it sowed the seeds for what would become a fruitful co‑operative venture…
4 months
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PG Collective: Living their values through co‑operative principles
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Find out how the Business Support for Co‑ops programme helped a consultant partnership convert to a co‑operative to align their structure with their social justice ethos.
5 months 2 weeks
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Carrick Greengrocers: A community shop success story
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When a group came together to form a community‑owned grocers selling local produce, it proved more popular than they could have imagined…
5 months 2 weeks
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The Great Central Gazette: A co‑operative newspaper reporting ‘with’ the community
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Discover how our Business Support for Co‑ops programme helped launch an alternative to mainstream news that’s giving local people a voice.
5 months 3 weeks
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Co-op Hackathon announced to boost innovative digital projects
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Following the success of the Co‑op Hackathon in October, Co-operatives UK has announced another event for spring 2024.
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Promote the Co-op Hackathon 2024
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The Co-op Hackathon takes place on 8 and 9 May in Manchester – for co-operators looking to develop or support innovative digital and tech projects for our movement.
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Stories from the Co‑op Hackathon 2023
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Hear from two of the ‘hackers’ who came to the first Co‑op Hackathon – about their experiences at the event and what’s happened since…
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Co-operatives UK lobbies government to offer tax relief on worker buyouts
The trade body for co-operatives is calling for worker co-op buyouts to enjoy the same tax breaks as employee ownership trust (EOT) buyouts.
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Discover co-ops: Events and webinars
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Learn about a fairer way to live and work through events and webinars delivered by Co-operatives UK in partnership with The Co-operative Bank.
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