Funding support and co‑op development

As part of our mission to grow the co-operative economy, we work with partners and funders to deliver co-op support programmes. We help new co-ops to set up through The Hive; provide sector specific support for tech and platform co-ops through UnFound; promote and support worker owned co-ops through the Ownership Hub and help communities raise funds through community shares.  We also work closely with local authorities to understand and develop local and regional co-op development strategies.

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Booster Fund

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Apply to the Booster Fund for business development grants and equity match-funding for your community share offer.

Start a platform co-op

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UnFound is for founders looking for a different way to set-up and run a platform business. It brings together entrepreneurs that would like to develop their digital business in a more collaborative and equitable way.

Ownership Hub

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The Ownership Hub supports businesses, professional advisers and regions to grow employee and worker ownership, and promotes the associated economic and social benefits of these business models. This is a joint programme between Co-operatives UK and…

Work in partnership

Through partnership working with local government, business networks and community organisations we help transform local economies and communities. It's all about local wealth building, co-op development and community engagement.

Empowering places

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Empowering Places is a programme which aims to demonstrate the role that concentrated clusters of community businesses can play in creating better places and reducing inequality in local areas. Funded by Power to Change, the programme is delivered by…

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