A Southampton recording co-operative is gaining a national presence, having signed artists in Manchester, Liverpool, Bournemouth and…
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Show filtersHow much do co-operatives pay their directors?
While it is hard to make broad comparisons on how businesses choose to remunerate their directors,…
Is there an ideal size for a co-op business?
The co-operative brand and model of doing business has taken a bashing in the public and…
Co-operatives make for a happy place to work
Co-operatives are businesses run by the people, for the people; so it makes sense that all…
Global corruption: a problem for cooperatives?
The 2012 International Summit of Cooperatives is proud to welcome several prominent international organizations actively involved…
Two European countries that have a strong cooperative presence: France and Italy
In this third article in a series about the global cooperative movement, we take a look…
Governance and Management structures in worker co-operatives
The other day a consumer co-operative Board member asked if I could send them some info…
Best 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…
