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Show filtersCo-operative Group sets out its bold vision for the future
“Championing a better way of doing business for you and your communities,” is the new business…
Phone Co-op sim cards are now available in Co-operative Food stores
Pay-as-you-go sim cards from the Phone Co-op are rolling out for sale in more than 3,800…
How much do co-operatives pay their directors?
While it is hard to make broad comparisons on how businesses choose to remunerate their directors,…
Is there an ideal size for a co-op business?
The co-operative brand and model of doing business has taken a bashing in the public and…
Two European countries that have a strong cooperative presence: France and Italy
In this third article in a series about the global cooperative movement, we take a look…
Governance and Management structures in worker co-operatives
The other day a consumer co-operative Board member asked if I could send them some info…
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…
Non-member contracts expose cooperatives
New Zealand cooperatives are creating a dangerous precedent when they offer contracts that allow non-members to…