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Discover co-ops
Do you want to start a fair and ethical business? Discover co-ops! Thanks to our partnership with The Co-operative Bank you can access tailored business support, FREE events across the UK and resources...
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Discover co-ops: Events and webinars
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Find your nearest event to learn about a fairer way to live and work – is starting a co-op right for you? Events take place across the UK in February and March.
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Business Support – start your co-op
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Are you planning to start a co-op? We can offer up to six days of tailored support with a co-op expert to help get your co-op off the ground.
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Start a new co-op
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This section takes you through the start-up process for setting up a co-op.
Keep track of where you're up to, and look out for sign-posts if you need more support along the way. Finally make sure you use our quick and easy to use registration form…
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Business Support – convert to a co-op
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Are you an existing business wanting to become a co-op? We can provide up to six days of tailored support to help you.
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What is a co-op
Many of us have heard of co-ops, but do you actually know what one is? High street convenience stores are the most well-known type of co-op here in the UK, but they're not the only type of co-op.
Free business banking with The Co‑operative Bank
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The Co‑operative Bank's Community Directplus Current Account gives registered charities, community interest companies, co‑operatives and credit unions an ethical way to bank.
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Case studies
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Impact Box: Bringing a tech business in line with its co‑operative values
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When limited company Impact Box’s founder announced they wanted to step down, the people who worked there decided to start a co‑op…
6 days 23 hours
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Manchester Fruit Tree Co‑op: Cultivation with co‑operation
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When an enterprising graphic designer decided to turn urban apples into cider, it sowed the seeds for what would become a fruitful co‑operative venture…
3 months 3 weeks
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PG Collective: Living their values through co‑operative principles
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Find out how the Business Support for Co‑ops programme helped a consultant partnership convert to a co‑operative to align their structure with their social justice ethos.
4 months 4 weeks
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Carrick Greengrocers: A community shop success story
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When a group came together to form a community‑owned grocers selling local produce, it proved more popular than they could have imagined…
5 months
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The Great Central Gazette: A co‑operative newspaper reporting ‘with’ the community
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Discover how our Business Support for Co‑ops programme helped launch an alternative to mainstream news that’s giving local people a voice.
5 months 1 week
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Promote the Co-op Hackathon 2024
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The Co-op Hackathon takes place on 8 and 9 May in Manchester – for co-operators looking to develop or support innovative digital and tech projects for our movement.
1 week 4 days
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Stories from the Co‑op Hackathon 2023
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Hear from two of the ‘hackers’ who came to the first Co‑op Hackathon – about their experiences at the event and what’s happened since…
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Co-operatives UK lobbies government to offer tax relief on worker buyouts
The trade body for co-operatives is calling for worker co-op buyouts to enjoy the same tax breaks as employee ownership trust (EOT) buyouts.
2 months 1 week
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Discover co-ops: Events and webinars
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Find your nearest event to learn about a fairer way to live and work – is starting a co-op right for you? Events take place across the UK in February and March.
2 months 3 weeks
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Discover co-ops FREE in-person workshops – promotional resources
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Co‑operatives UK is inviting people to discover co‑ops at a series of FREE in‑person sessions taking place across the UK in partnership with local, regional and national organisations.
2 months 3 weeks
Be the first to hear about opportunities for co-ops
Want to start a co-op? Sign-up to our mailing list to be the first to hear about business support on offer.