The government is currently undertaking a consultation - ostensibly aimed at cutting business 'red tape' - which could see the list of words which businesses are restricted from using abolished, or amended. Any buinesses seeking to use anyof the words in their legal name has to get permission to do so from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and the government … [Read more...]
London Co-op Wins Pitch to Design Global Mark
London communication design and production co-operative Calverts has been appointed by the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) to research and design a new global co-operative identity mark. Calverts will also help to develop a new visual identity, signature images and key messages for the ICA and its regional and sectoral member organisations. Provisionally timetabled … [Read more...]
Co-op Congress Open for Bookings
This years' Co-operative Congress is now open for booking. The event brings together the entire co-operative sector in the UK and will be in Cardiff's Swalec Stadium (home of Glamorgan County Cricket Club) over the weekend of June 28th-30th. … [Read more...]
Big Event for Capital’s Co-operators
London's co-ops will be out in force on April 27th for the Co-operative's Regional Members Meeting at the Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre in Westminster. This year's event features a packed agenda with fringe sessions throughout the day, the annual regional meeting of co-op members, as well as a marketplace with over 20 organisations with connections to the or which are … [Read more...]
Co-op News needs you
The Co-operative News - the world's oldest co-operative media, since 1870 - wants your views on how it should develop in the 21st century. There's a survey on their website that will take no more than 5 minutes to complete - please go and help them! … [Read more...]
Co-ops = Happy Workplaces
Co-operative News has a good post gathering the global research on how co-operative workplaces are - on the whole - happier workplaces with happier workers. Not on the list but linked is the research by Baxi's David Erdal suggesting co-operative workers had better life expectancy! … [Read more...]