'The impacts of Covid-19 in 2020 have underlined the critical importance of strong community businesses for…
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Show filtersPlunkett Foundation releases Vision for a Covid-19 Rural Recovery
'We don’t just want to rebuild the rural economy – we want to ensure it is…
Community pubs and shops plot their exit from lockdown
Meanwhile, Plunkett Foundation and the Co-op Group have published research on the value of community businesses…
Can the co-op difference help the UK’s community pubs?
'Community pubs have been working hard to remain the beating heart of communities'
Meet … Sarah Batterbee, Grindleford Community Shop
How one of the UK's community businesses has led local efforts to help people through the…
Co-operatives UK and partner organisations launch community activist platform
Co-operatives UK is one of the organisations backing the project
Plunkett Foundation secures support from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
The funding will be used to help grow and support the UK rural community business sector
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…
How are co-ops, community businesses and employee-owned firms weathering lockdown?
Many organisations are struggling financially during lockdown - even while the sector is demonstrating its flexibility…
Co-ops and Covid-19: Supply chain issues for small or remote stores
The coronavirus pandemic 'has meant a very testing time for community businesses everywhere'
How are community businesses meeting the challenges of lockdown?
'Trust is the new currency/shares now, and it is communities, and community organisations ... whose stock…
Call for Rural Community Business Awards nominees
Applications are open to inspiring local enterprises that benefit rural communities