USA after the election: what’s next for co-ops?

We talked to Doug O'Brien, CEO of NCBA Clusa, to find out what the apex has…

Scottish food wholesaler transfers to employee ownership

Inverness-based Swansons worked with Co-operative Development Scotland on the move

Meet … Doug Field, joint CEO of East of England Co-op

'With the variety our family of businesses gives us, I learn something new on a daily…

How co-operative law helps co-ops grow: A UK perspective

'We have no explicit recognition of something distinctive as a co-operative which deserves protection and promotion,…

Q&A: Marc Nöel

ICA-EU Partnership on International Cooperative Development (Coops4Dev)

Co-operatives Fortnight looks to swell the ranks of the movement

With community responses to Covid-29 highlighting the value of collective business models, this year's campaign urges…

Co-op College announces restructure to save costs and improve services

Measures including a streamlined management will deliver an expected 40% cut in running costs

New Cecop report examines social economy laws in Europe

The report argues that the SE in the co-operative form deserves specific attention and treatment by…

Co-op Bank commits £400,000 to co-op development

The Hive co-operative and social enterprise development hub was launched in 2016

US housing co-ops eligible for Covid-19 relief funding

The SBA had initially rendered housing co-ops ineligible to participate in the programme.

Social economy enterprises ‘are driving social and labour inclusion for disabled people’

A new best practice guide highlights how the sector is making a difference

Meet … Kay Johnson MBE, founder of the Larder in Preston

'I’m not a boss, I don’t want to manage people, I want to work with them.…