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The Co-operative Enterprise Hub provdes access to free support to help entrepreneurs to start up and grow their own co-operative business. This advice is provided by experienced Co-operative Development Workers with the skills, knowledge and …

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Co-operative Enterprise Hub applications now open!
January 12, 2012 – 11:22 am | No Comment

The Co-operative Enterprise Hub provdes access to free support to help entrepreneurs to start up and grow their own co-operative business. This advice is provided by experienced Co-operative Development Workers with the skills, knowledge and experience to help you to turn your idea into a success.

Support is available for co-operatives who are:

  • Preparing to start trading
  • In their first year of trading
  • Experiencing rapid growth
  • Planning to move premises
  • Developing a new product, service or market
  • Wanting to change their management structure

If you would like to know more about the Co-operative Enterprise Hub click here to visit the website

 

Co-operatives build a better world
December 19, 2011 – 3:07 pm | No Comment

The International Labour Office (ILO) has produced a short video to tie in with 2012 – The International Year of Co-operatives.
Click play to view the video.

Working together for change
December 1, 2011 – 10:58 am | No Comment
Working together for change

The effects of government cutbacks have been damaging to many and in particular have affected some of the most vulnerable groups in society such as those with learning disabilities.
However despite these cutbacks, three organisations: Mosaic …

Return of the penny farthing
December 1, 2011 – 10:56 am | No Comment
Return of the penny farthing

A symbol of the late Victorian era, the famous Penny Farthing cycle is now back in production thanks to Leicester based co-operative Cycle Magic who have showcased their penny farthings at numerous events.
This has led …

A quarter of a century and still going strong!
November 24, 2011 – 10:33 am | No Comment
A quarter of a century and still going strong!

Soft Touch, one of the country’s leading participatory arts groups, recently celebrated their 25th birthday, at an event at Leicester’s New Walk Museum.
Soft Touch was set up as a co-operative in 1986 and has lots …

Enterprise 2.0
November 15, 2011 – 12:09 pm | No Comment
Enterprise 2.0

In a co-operative world full of social enterprises, the BBC creates a new Dragon’s Den…
To celebrate the United Nations International Year of Cooperatives, educator Dr Rory Ridley-Duff imagines a world where co-operation has superseded competition …

Why I work in a co-operative
November 15, 2011 – 12:04 pm | No Comment
Why I work in a co-operative

Darren Potter and Deborah Parker are the co-founders and managers of Complete Wasters Co-operative.
The idea for Complete Wasters was formed in 1996 as Darren and Deborah were collecting cans at a festival at De Montfort …

UK’s 2012 International Year of Co-operatives goes live
November 3, 2011 – 11:21 am | No Comment
UK’s 2012 International Year of Co-operatives goes live

Co-operatives UK has launched the UK’s website for the United Nations International Year of Co-operatives 2012
The website provides information on what is happening across the country and features a range of useful resources about co-operatives …

Sir Peter Soulsby welcomes the WISE project
October 27, 2011 – 11:27 am | No Comment
Sir Peter Soulsby welcomes the WISE project

Leicester City Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby welcomes the WISE programme and the support for
development and growth of local social enterprises that it brings
 

Working in Social Enterprise (WISE) is a programme delivered collaboratively by the University …

WISE meets Sir Peter Soulsby
October 5, 2011 – 3:12 pm | No Comment
WISE meets Sir Peter Soulsby

WISE (Working In Social Enterprise) is a programme aimed at helping Leicester entrepreneurs get their business ideas off the ground and formed as a working social enterprise business.
Sir Peter Soulsby was kind enough to speak …

Share your views as a woman in business
September 21, 2011 – 3:51 pm | No Comment

Local social enterprise Strategic Secret recently held their first “Sizzle” event, aiming to bring businesswomen from across Leicester together to celebrate successes and look forward to the future.
Following the success of this event, Strategic Secret …