Members of London worker coops including Blake House Filmmakers, Outlandish, Calverts, The Small Axe and Animorph went to Wortley Hall in Yorkshire this week for the second, highly successful, Cooperative Technologists (CoTech) retreat. CoTech is a growing network of 28 worker coops in the digital and creative technology sector, with over 160 individual members. Its mission … [Read more...]
Leeds Bread Co-op: community at work
Watch 'Reimagine work', an inspiring story about an artisan bakery and workers co-op from Leeds. Leeds Bread Co-op has been working with The Hive to put its expansion plans in place so it can extend the number of customers and grow the number of employees. Do you want to start or grow a co-op? Support is here: https://www.thehive.coop/reimagine … [Read more...]
London co-op business referrals accelerate in March
It's already been a busy month for the Co-operatives London co-op network, with three events in two days . We teamed up with Hackney Co-operative Developments and Hackney Fairtrade network for a Principle Six business breakfast at the CLR James library in Dalston on March 9th. Thirty participants passed more than 60 referrals for new business opportunities, making it one of … [Read more...]
March 10th: London Co-operatives Meetup
Are you a co-op in London or interested in co-ops? Join us for a free workshop on Co-operative Values followed by a Principle Six networking event. 3:00 - 5:30pm Workshop on Co-operative Values A practical workshop on how to agree shared values in your co-operative, embed them and ensure they help guide and drive success in growing your co-op, led by Maria Harder, head of the … [Read more...]
Young people for a co-operative future
Have a look at this inspiring film, self-made by 9 groups of young worker and social co-operators from around the world, telling their stories. And please, please share! … [Read more...]
Principle Six event November 19th – now registering at https://bit.ly/1RCNDTw
We're running our next Principle Six format business-getting and education event for London co-ops and social enterprises on November 19th, in Hackney. Principle Six events are are an unmissable opportunity to tell people about your business or organisation, and find new customers. The aim is to create as many new partnerships and opportunities as possible in a short space of … [Read more...]