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FC Barcelona: More than a club!

FC Barcelona is one of the most popular soccer teams on the planet. Its Catalan motto,…

Cocoa and Co-operatives

Latest post from guest blogger, teacher and author (and cocoa industry specialist) Michael Niemann: Members of…

How co-operatives work for women in Africa

In Africa, as elsewhere, inequalities persist between women and men in terms of access to and…

Leading economist Noreena Hertz predicts era of co-operative capitalism

Economist, Professor Noreena Hertz, who for more than two decades has made accurate predictions about economic…

What we could learn from French co-ops

Shame to see plans for SeaFrance to become a worker co-op have run aground.  This is…

Cooperatives have twice the lifespan of traditional businesses

Because cooperatives use their assets to capitalize their organization, their lifespan is twice that of traditional…

Global 300 co-operatives generate $1.6 trillion revenue

Three-hundred of the world's top co-operatives have generated over $1.6 trillion, according to the Global 300…

Non-member contracts expose cooperatives

New Zealand cooperatives are creating a dangerous precedent when they offer contracts that allow non-members to…

What’s a social co-operative, can it help create a Big Society?

Back in May 2010 Bob Cannell and I were attending a European Conference for worker co-operatives,…

UK Co-op Law in 2010: A Summary

In the UK, a body wishing to function as a co-operative is free to use any…

Community Food Enterprise

It is wonderful what a diverse range of enterprises are playing a role in shaping the…