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19 June '13

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United States Co-ops unite across the US to 'Fix the Future'
Leaders of local organisations including worker co-operatives, community banks, local business...
United States New CEO for the National Cooperative Business Association
The National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA), the US national association for cooperative...
United States Share Exchange shows Californians how to own the economy
The Share Exchange, a Local Economy Center based in Santa Rosa, California is hosting a seminar to...
United States Anchor institutions could help to further co-operative development
A recent report by The Democracy Collaborative shows how anchor institutions can make a difference...

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Global NewsCooperation Texas Relaunches Cooperative Business Institute

The Cooperative Business Institute (CBI) is a comprehensive training program designed to equip participants with the skills and resources needed to establish and manage a ...

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Global NewsThe Mondragon cooperatives – valued workers instead of shareholder value

Economists often have a stunning lack of knowledge about the kaleidoscope of different kinds of companies which exist. The neo-liberal, financially focused, manager based, ...

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Global NewsFrance and England: Sharing co-op values | The Co-operative College

Putting education at the heart of co-operation and co-operation at the heart of education... See it on Scoop.it, via Cooperatives | Co-ops

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Global NewsCooperative Capitalism: Can Coops Rejuvenate the American Economy?

'Cooperative Capitalism: Can Coops Rejuvenate the American Economy?' blog post by Francesca Rheannon. See it on Scoop.it, via Cooperatives | Co-ops

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Global NewsSize of worker co-op sector

I collated some info for the last worker co-operative council meeting (Co-operatives UK's representative body for worker co-ops). I thought you might be interested in some of the ...

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Global NewsSize of worker co-op sector

I collated some info for the last worker co-operative council meeting (Co-operatives UK's representative body for worker co-ops). I thought you might be interested in some of the ...

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CanadaCooperatives: an economic giant, a political mouse?

“An economic giant, but a political mouse.” That’s how the cooperative movement has sometimes been described. How can it become a real sphere of influence in economic and political arenas? This is one of the questions the 2012 Summit participants will address. From an economic standpoint, there is no question about the importance and impact of the cooperative movement, which has 750,000 cooperatives in over 100 countries and more than 800 million members worldwide. It also provides 100 ...

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SpainSpanish co-operatives see an increase in Employment of up to 31%

According to COCETA the Spanish Confederation of Co-operative Workers employment has risen by an average of 7.2% in the last quarter Growth is higher in autonomous regions such as ...

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SwitzerlandCooperation on agenda at Davos talks!

A first step in better positioning the cooperative model on the political and economic world stage was taken at the World Economic Forum (WEF) held in Davos, Switzerland, from January 25 to 29, 2012. Monique F. Leroux, Chair of the Board, President, and CEO of Desjardins Group, was invited to the WEF to participate in a roundtable discussion of the business model of the future. The event gave her an opportunity to promote the principles and advantages of the cooperative model. The forum ...

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Global NewsA Golden Age of Mutuality

Lucian Camp recently challenged ICMIF Conference delegates to create a ‘new golden age of mutuality’ during his presentation on the future of the mutual and cooperative insurance sector. He told delegates that there are fantastic opportunities for mutual and cooperative insurers right now but said that it will take a lot of hard work to make it “our time”, which was the Conference theme, and it’s now that insurers need to start to interact with consumers in new and innovative ...

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