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Enterprise Hub helps co-ops flourish
The benefits of a £5 million UK-wide investment in the co-operative sector are being felt across the UK as the nationwide roll-out of The Co-operative Enterprise Hub gathers pace.
May 13 2010
Lambeth aims to be first ‘Co-op Council’
A local authority is making plans to brand itself as the country’s first “Co-operative Council” later this year.
March 30 2010
Shared values unite a co-operative school with Africa
Perhaps it is only in the Co-operative Movement that an alliance of shared values could be formed between former members of the armed wing of the African National Congress and school pupils in Staffordshire.
March 29 2010
The future looks bright for social enterprises
THE winners of the 2009 Social Enterprise Awards were announced in London earlier this month.
January 01 2010
Local currency banks on community spirit
While many of us moan about the trend for national and multinational retailers and businesses to take over and clone our high streets or our town and city centres, few actually have the imagination or determination to do much about it.
October 26 2009
Train co-operative aims to connect communities through rail network
Electrification of the London to Swansea rail line is good news for public transport users in the South West and the Government’s approval for Network Rail to meet the £1 billion cost is a demonstration of real commitment not just to the rail system, but also to combating climate change.
August 10 2009
UK helps African fishers on International Co-ops Day
A new system which will allow fishermen and women in Kenya to access “real time” information on buyers and current selling prices on their mobile phones is one of the projects to benefit from funding from the Department for International Development (DFID).
August 04 2009
How oil supports Venezuela's co-op movement
As Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez celebrates his tenth year in office, opinion both internationally and within the Latin American country remains divided as to the success of his revolutionary socialist project.
February 28 2009
Ireland’s building societies are teetering on the brink
Something is rotten in the state of Ireland. Specifically, something is very rotten in the Republic’s banks. And, just for once (for good reason), I include the country’s last two building societies within the definition of ‘banks’.
February 04 2009
Stilton co-op has matured with age
January provides a short respite for the hard-working team at one of the UK’s oldest co-operatives.
February 02 2009
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