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Stumbling and Mumbling: Coops, trust & growth
Here's some important new research: Cooperative enterprises can create social trust among workers, unlike any other type of enterprise... The development of cooperative enterprises – and, more...
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Why social enterprises must influence other businesses | Social enterprise...
RT @nicolashazard: Why social enterprises must influence other businesses: The challenge we face is...See it on Scoop.it, via Cooperatives | Co-ops
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Creating co-operative libraries
Plans for developing co-operative libraries are the result of the largest consultation programme that Lambeth Council has ever undertaken. The consultation process ran from 27 January to 27 April 2012...
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Member-Owned, Worker-Run: Black Star Brewery Taps Into a Radical Idea |...
I think #PortlandME could support a co-op brewpub. cc @blackstarcoop @BurlingtonBeer #craftbeer #coop #drinklocal http://t.co/YfK9lgcISee it on Scoop.it, via Cooperatives | Co-ops
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Worker Owned Businesses Point to New Forms of Ownership « naked capitalism
Commentary on current economic and financial news. (Worker Owned Businesses Point to New Forms ... - Naked Capitalism: With public companies fixated on quarterly pr...See it on Scoop.it, via...
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Making a New Economy: Getting Cooperative
Putting decision-making power in the employees' hands can keep a local economy going in tough times, and create stable jobs that are far less likely to disappear in times of crisis.See it on Scoop.it,...
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Capitalism efficient? We can do so much better
Richard Wolff: For all its vaunted efficiency, capitalism has foisted wasteful inequality and environmental ruin on us. There is an alternative (good article...See it on Scoop.it, via Cooperatives |...
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Worker-Owned | Equal Exchange
At Equal Exchange we all walk around like we own the place. That's because we all do! http://t.co/a96ycpZfCBSee it on Scoop.it, via Cooperatives | Co-ops
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How Worker-Owned Companies Work | Q&A | BillMoyers.com
We talk with the filmmakers of Shift Change about the value of American worker cooperatives and what other workplaces can learn from them.See it on Scoop.it, via Cooperatives | Co-ops
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Bill Moyers interviews Richard Wolff
Richard Wolff's smart, blunt talk about the crisis of capitalism on his first Moyers & Company appearance was so compelling and provocative, we asked him to ...See it on Scoop.it, via Cooperatives...
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How Worker-Owned Companies Work | Watch Now
At a time when many are disillusioned with big banks and big business, the economic crisis and growing inequality in our country, employee ownership offers a real solution for workers and...See it on...
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Worker Owned Cooperatives of Long Island
Workers Controlling Their Workplace (Worker Owned Cooperatives of Long Island http://t.co/eGFhovvMZ3)See it on Scoop.it, via Cooperatives | Co-ops
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British Cooperative Launches World's Largest Community-Owned Solar Park
The Westmill Solar Cooperative announced the launch of the world’s largest community-owned solar project in the south of England near Oxford. The 5 MW 30-acre Westmill solar park consists of...
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Empowered by the Past: Red State Co-ops Go Green
A century ago, cooperatives electrified the poorest counties in the nation. Today, can they lead the way to a smarter, cleaner grid?See it on Scoop.it, via Cooperatives | Co-ops
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How can social enterprise help people tackle financial exclusion?
From short-term credit solutions to personal finance education, social enterprise can play an important role in financial services (RT @GuardianSocEnt: From @OnPurposeUK back in February... How can...
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The Cooperative Way to a Stronger Economy
March 19, 2013 Sustainable Brands"THE INTERESTS OF THE COMMONS" Eric Lowitt on THE COLLABORATION ECONOMY...
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Stowe Boyd on why the future of work is cooperative
As I've shared here before, about a week ago I participated in the Social Now event where I got the opportunity to finally meet face-to-face Stowe Boyd, one of the best thinkers about the future...
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From Housing to Health Care, 7 Co-ops that Are Changing Our Economy
1. Green Worker Cooperative’s Co-op Academy , The Bronx, N.Y. Ideas for co-ops may flourish, but few people understand exactly how to make theirs real. The Co-op Academy is providing answers.See it on...
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Real Pickles’ Transition to Worker-Owned Cooperative | Champlain Orchards
RT @democracyatwrk: RT @Co_opTX: In Massachusetts, Real Pickles’ Transition to Worker-Owned Cooperative http://t.co/UqiIBJ9085 #economicsolutionsSee it on Scoop.it, via Cooperatives | Co-ops
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Worker-owned cooperatives benefit economy | The Daily Beacon
It is no secret that today in the United States the richest people in the nation are better off than they have ever been in our history.See it on Scoop.it, via Cooperatives | Co-ops
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10 Ideas Of The Future Social Entrepreneurship - Co.Exist
Co.Exist 10 Ideas Of The Future Social Entrepreneurship Co.Exist The 10th Annual Skoll World Forum, which brought together several hundred of the world's leading social entrepreneurs to Oxford, has...
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Co-operative skills: what are they and why do we need them?
Nathan Brown, a co-operative development worker, explains how to deal with some common skill shortages (A good introduction to what #coops are about & how we've been trained to only compete in...
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Can Co-ops Save Unions? - In These Times
Can Co-ops Save Unions? In These Times New Era Windows LLC, a worker-owned cooperative formed last year by members of United Electrical Workers (UE) Local 1110.See it on Scoop.it, via Cooperatives |...
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Video: Chicago workers open new cooperative factory five years ...
Workers at the New Era Windows Cooperative are celebrating the grand opening of their new unionized, worker-owned and operated business. Almost a year to the day after their window factory closed, a...
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Sanford Co-operative: housing alternative in the struggle for renting ...
A Deptford housing cooperative now accommodating 120 people continues to thrive in “a crisis” London housing market described as desperately short of affordable private renting and home ownership. In...
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Workers' cooperatives: Cooperatives today: Challenges and opportunities
RT @incipecoop The International Labour Organization writes on the potentials of workers' co-ops: http://t.co/9hpyez2Gc4 via @ILONEWS #coopsSee it on Scoop.it, via Cooperatives | Co-ops
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Thank Feminism For Millennials’ Cooperative, Liberal Spirit
Why are millennials so cooperative, confident, and liberal-leaning compared to their older peers? Thank feminism, says Amanda Marcotte.See it on Scoop.it, via Cooperatives | Co-ops
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Can Unions and Cooperatives Join Forces? An Interview With United ... -...
Can Unions and Cooperatives Join Forces? An Interview With United ...See it on Scoop.it, via Cooperatives | Co-ops
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Live discussion: social enterprise and housing, Wednesday 5 June, 12-1.30pm
Join our experts on 5 June to discuss how social enterprises and housing associations can work together for mutual benefit (RT @colinwiles: Live discussion on social enterprise and housing.See it on...
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Hippie Capitalism: How An Impoverished U.S. City Is Building An Economy On...
With skyhigh unemployment Richmond California is not a place where traditional business models alone can dent poverty. The city has turned to coops in... (Hippie Capitalism: How An Impoverished...
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