Credit unions: Global Women’s Leadership Network celebrates tenth anniversary

Since 2009 the network has provided 52 scholarships to women from 22 countries

Centenary commission on adult education holds first meeting

The Co-operative College took part in the meeting

Rochdale entrepreneurs invited to take part in the Together Enterprise project

The scheme focuses on helping members of the public set up their own co-ops

Disadvantaged children more likely to thrive at Co-op Academies in Leeds

Frank Norris says the Co-op Academies in Leeds are improving the life chances of children from…

New website for French start-up co-ops

The portal provides guidance for entrepreneurs thinking of setting up a co-operative

Central England Co-op customers expected to opt for healthier choices in January

Building on this trend, the society is promoting a range of options for shoppers wanting to…

Co-op Bank among organisations approved for Incentivised Switching Scheme

RBS has made available a £775m pot of cash to encourage SME customers to switch to…

Setting up community businesses: Lessons from US social enterprises

We speak to Aine Craven, from Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, about her fact-finding trip to the States

Manchester veg box co-op continues to grow

Co-operative and Community Finance gave the co-op a loan of £20,000

Should co-ops call themselves social enterprises?

It is often assumed that co-operatives are social enterprises – but this is still subject of…

Co-ops important to sustainable development, says the UN

The United Nations (UN) has recognised the important contribution co-operatives could make to the implementation of…

How is Fairtrade helping cocoa farmers?

The global demand for chocolate is predicted to rise by 30% by 2020, to more than…