The other day a consumer co-operative Board member asked if I could send them some info…
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Show filtersBest Western hotel cooperative: an international powerhouse
Based in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, the Best Western cooperative was founded in 1946 when M.K. Guertin,…
What we could learn from French co-ops
Shame to see plans for SeaFrance to become a worker co-op have run aground. This is…
Cooperatives have twice the lifespan of traditional businesses
Because cooperatives use their assets to capitalize their organization, their lifespan is twice that of traditional…
Non-member contracts expose cooperatives
New Zealand cooperatives are creating a dangerous precedent when they offer contracts that allow non-members to…
What’s a social co-operative, can it help create a Big Society?
Back in May 2010 Bob Cannell and I were attending a European Conference for worker co-operatives,…