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National Co-operative Development Strategy: Where are we, two years on?

Do It Ourselves was launched in July 2017, and now Co-operatives UK is reviewing its progress

Roadshow will promote employee ownership model in Scotland

The events will target members of the legal, accounting and banking professions to help them give…

Uruguayan government backs co-ops in tourism sector

A multi-agency backed initiative encourages co-op development in new sectors and small communities

Exploring the potential of co-operative models in the social enterprise sector

Sarah Deas, Chief Executive of Co-operative Development Scotland, on lessons learned from the Social Enterprise World…

What has caused the number of US worker co-ops to nearly double?

Co-op News speaks to Esteban Kelly, executive director of the United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives

Two more firms join rising trend for employee ownership in Scotland

Glasgow tech firm Mediascape and Arran’s Auchrannie Resort bring the movement closer to the 100 landmark

Looking ahead to 2018: A growing appetite for employee ownership

Sarah Deas, chief executive of Co-operative Development Scotland, says the sector is set for a period…

UK spacecraft engineering firm boldly goes into the world of employee ownership

Aerospace firm STAR-Dundee, whose tech has been used on dozens of spacecraft, has been transferred to…

Employee-owned businesses are more trusted, new survey finds

More than half of those quizzed by YouGov think the UK would be better off if…

Co-ops in Scotland: Why they are vital to the government’s policy agenda

The ICA’s Global Research Conference in Stirling looked at how the co-op ethos remains embedded in…

Winning consortium co-ops announced in this year’s Scottish Collaboration Prize

The six winners of this year’s Collaboration Prize, a £60,000 fund to develop new consortium co-ops in…

The Hive supports 100 groups in its first year

The Hive business support programme, led by Co-operatives UK in partnership with the Co-operative Bank, has…