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Co-operatives UK
- Kick-start co-operative growth locally – Business support solutions for combined authorities, local authorities, national government and others. Alongside our long-standing partner, The Co‑operative Bank, Co-operatives UK delivers co-operative development activities with a wide range of partners, including Combined Authorities, Local Authorities and Growth Hubs. Read our prospectus for more information.
- Plunkett Foundation helps communities to take control of their challenges and overcome them together. They support people, predominantly in rural areas, to set up and run life-changing community co-operatives that help them tackle issues ranging from isolation and loneliness to poverty.
Stir to Action and the Centre for Democratic Business run a number of workshops to help raise awareness of alternative business models including:
ABCs Workshops – ABCs of Community Assets
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Latest News
Employee Ownership in West Yorkshire Report
As part of Business for Good West Yorkshire, our partner Stir to Action and their sister company Centre for Democratic Business, recently produced a report on Employee Ownership in West Yorkshire. Employee ownership (EO) represents a proven and increasingly important...
Stronger Together: How Support and Shared Leadership Re-energised the Fox & Goose
The Fox & Goose in Hebden Bridge is a well-loved community-owned pub. In 2013 when the pub was at risk of closure, local residents formed a Community Benefit Society and collectively purchased it through a Community Share Offer which raised £130k and helped safeguard the pub as a valued community asset. The Fox & Goose currently have 380 members – most of who live in the local community. A subsequent crowdfunding campaign raised £12,000 and was used to build a shelter for the beer garden at the back of the pub.
Fruit Works Gets Help To Fill In The Gaps In Their Business Know-How And Become More Efficient
Fruit Works is a worker co-operative based in Leeds. Their vision is for a world where everyone can grow, pick and eat their own fruit. So they grow and sell fruit trees, design and plan orchards, prune established trees and run training, mainly working with local...