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25 May '13

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United States6ª Convención de Cooperativas de Ahorro y Crédito en la Universidad ESAN, del 19 al 21 de octubre

La Sexta Convención de Cooperativas de Ahorro y Crédito lleva por título 'Generación de valor para la competitividad en las Cooperativas de Ahorro y Créd

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Global NewsBritannia to award education grants

Britannia branches are urging community groups, charities and schools to apply to its Community Fund.

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Global NewsEnterprise Mark helps lift the social sector

Four months after its official launch at the Voice 2010 social enterprise conference, the Social Enterprise Mark is spreading across the UK.

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Global NewsEnergy co-op hits £1m target

A pioneering energy co-operative established to overcome the shortage of up-front finance needed to develop community wind farms has raised £1 million — the maximum amount it was seeking — through an innovative share issue supported by 500 organisations and individuals.

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Global NewsLocal 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 ...

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Global NewsMPs back mutuality as solution to banking crisis

It is often said that journalists write the first draft of history. But, when it comes to the UK’s version of the global banking crisis, it is MPs who have produced one of ...

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United KingdomHas ECT failed social enterprise sector?

Ealing Community Transport (ECT) is one of the largest social enterprises in the UK. The parent company has evolved from simply providing community transport, into a business with ...

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Global NewsOver GBP1m of loans for co-ops

Co-operative & Community Finance is celebrating a record year of achievement. In the past 12 months the Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI) has provided over £ 1.2million in loan finance to the co-operative and social enterprise sector, making 2006 its most successful year since it was founded in 1973.

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Global NewsA community farm in your backyard

AN organisation that promotes and develops community horticulture projects has been celebrating its silver jubilee this month. The Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens ...

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Global NewsMerger boosts Plunkett Foundation

THE Plunkett Foundation, the long-established rural affairs charity and co-operative think tank, has announced a full merger with the Village Retail Services Association (ViRSA). The trustees of both charities have decided to merge activities following a period of working closely together. The move will enable the resources and expertise of both Plunkett and ViRSA to be used to promote and develop community-owned village stores as the most rapidly growing sub-sector of social enterprise in ...

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