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£2,000 prize announced for platform co-op start-ups

A £2,000 start-up grant is on offer to budding digital co-operatives, who have been invited to…

Revolver launches new coffee products

Revolver co-operative is launching two new Fairtrade coffee products in time for Christmas. Chief executive Paul…

Co-ops react to Cadbury’s Fairtrade logo swap

The UK’s most famous chocolate maker Cadbury is changing the way it works with Fairtrade in…

Winners announced for the Employee Ownership Awards

The Employee Ownership Association (EOA) has announced the winners for the 2016 edition of its Employee…

What are the legal implications of Brexit for co-ops?

The UK government intends to trigger Article 50 to leave the EU by March 2017 –…

Theresa May abandons promise to mandate workers on boards

Theresa May has gone back on her Tory leadership campaign pledge to have worker representation on…

Scotland’s first worker-owned foundry focuses on growth

Scotland’s only employee-owned foundry, which was taken over by its workers last year, has reported a difficult 12…

Small and medium enterprises set up as co-ops are achieving scale by working together

With the majority of co-operatives active in the industry, services and energy sector being small and…

SAMA becomes first Fairtrade-certified gold co-operative in Africa

Syanyonja Artisan Miners’ Alliance (SAMA) in Uganda has become the first artisanal small scale mining co-operative…

Fans rally behind burgled vegan co-op and raise over £1,000

Popular workers co-op Black Cat Cafe was burgled before a busy Saturday, costing it thousands of…

How can values bring business to life?

Values, the things that guide our choices and behaviours, are our motivators and the reasons why we do…

A business that is based on values of equality

On the first World Values Day, Ed Mayo, secretary general of Co-operatives UK, looks at how…