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Community Shares Practitioners explore the Scottish Highlands
Content by Community Shares
On the 27th October, we hosted a Community Shares Practitioner Meet-up in the Scottish Highlands, a hotbed for community-led enterprise and innovative share offers focussed on sustainability, active…
4 months 3 weeks
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Hebden Bridge Practitioner Meet-up 2023: past, present and future of community-led co-operation!
Content by Community Shares
On the 30th June, we hosted a Community Shares Practitioner Meet-up in Hebden Bridge in the Calder Valley, a town known for its crucial place in co-operative history. Nowadays, it continues to be a…
8 months 1 week
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Tips on bidding to the Community Ownership Fund
Content by Community Shares
Co-operatives UK is a Community Ownership Fund (COF) delivery partner and John Dawson, Head of Market Development in our Community Shares Unit, spoke to a community benefit society (CBS) about their…
10 months 4 weeks
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What a deposit is and why it matters
Anthony Collins Solicitors highlight a potential risk for co-operatives in managing money in the form of deposits – what to be mindful of and the potential legal implications.
1 year 5 months
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July in Bristol: a hot spot for community shares!
Content by Community Shares
On 15 July, we hosted a Community Shares Practitioner Meet-up in Bristol – here's what we learned.
1 year 8 months
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Blockchain – the catalyst for a cooperative economy?
Anthony Collins Solicitors outline what blockchain is, and how and why co-operatives might start to incorporate blockchain into their governance and operations.
2 years 5 months
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A ‘game-changing’ revolution taking shape in communities across the UK
Content by Community Shares
A mountainous two-day hike into the Knoydart peninsula, on the west coast of Scotland, takes you to one of the most remote communities in the UK – and the mainland’s most remote pub (the Guinness…
2 years 6 months
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Ethical consumerism, greenwashing and the risk of misleading consumers
In this blog by Anthony Collins Solicitors, we look at how to market your environmental claims successfully, whilst avoiding the common pitfalls of 'greenwashing'.
3 years 1 month
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Understanding a Maturing Community Shares Market Report 2020
Content by Community Shares
Less than 10 years ago, community shares were almost unheard of. Yet since 2012, £155 million has been raised by 104,203 people supporting more than 440 vital businesses – an impressive 92% of which…
3 years 5 months