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USDA announces $1bn in loan guarantees for rural businesses

Co-ops are among businesses that could benefit from this measure

Meet … Sarah Batterbee, Grindleford Community Shop

How one of the UK's community businesses has led local efforts to help people through the…

Cooperatives Europe welcomes European Commission’s Covid-19 recovery plan

The package will direct €750bn in grants and loans to help businesses recover and drive digitisation…

Wales Co-op Centre highlights sector’s resilience in the face of pandemic

'The focus for the majority of established social enterprises in Wales during this pandemic, if not…

Where next after Covid-19?A co-operative outlook in the USA

'If we are gearing up toward a surge in worker ownership in the US, we’ve got…

Central England Co-op launches call and collect service

The service aims to support vulnerable members during the Covid-19 crisis

Government unlocks new funds for social enterprise

Co-operatives UK has also welcomed changes to rules around liquidation to give small businesses more chance…

Southern Co-op raises cash to thank medics who saved a colleague

The co-op raised money for the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust who saved the…

Midcounties Co-op launches Covid-19 support fund for community groups

'Lockdown restrictions and the huge changes to people’s day-to-day lives have made it increasingly difficult for…

Don’t let post-Covid crash kill us off, social businesses urge chancellor

The Co-op Group has joined 1,000 co-ops, social enterprises and community businesses warning the government that…

US House of Representatives adopts HEROES stimulus act: Co-op movement responds

Put forward by the Democratic Party, the bill introduces reforms that will impact the co-operative and…

Midcounties Co-op lifts operating profit 25% to £19m

The society is still making adjustments to compensate for financial difficulties at its Co-op Energy business…