Cooperatives

Cooperatives

Cooperatives (also called co-ops) are a form of business ownership that is practiced all over the world. The most common types of cooperatives are worker-owned and consumer-owned. Most cooperatives adhere to seven principles: Visual Arts: groups of artists, both living and working together.

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• - The world's largest co-operative society, with activity in a number of retail sectors, and subsidiaries in insurance, financial services and many more area (formerly known as CWS group).
  
• - An educational system that enables people to improve their lives and communities through partnerships that put experience and research knowledge to work. Includes course goals and general information.
  
• - Danish buying group for do-it-yourself products. Corporate profile and financials, map of members, and related links provided.
  
• - A UK consumer co-operative active in northwestern England, offering services and products as diverse as food, furniture, travel and funerals.
  
• - Produces ostrich leather, ostrich feathers and ostrich meat, as well as providing multiplication, distribution and marketing of quality pasture and vegetable seed.
  
• - Legislative Action, education & training business development assistance from this state organization.
  
• - Workers' co-operative providing 3D previsualization and multimedia services.
  
• - Information about co-operatives worldwide from the ICA, their apex organization.
  
• - A newsletter about worker co-ops, economic democracy and sustainable, stakeholder-owned, democratically managed businesses in the US and worldwide.
  
• - Design co-operative offering graphic, web and exhibition design, as well as corporate identity
  
• - Supplying recycled graphic and office papers.
  
• - The Cooperative Hall of Fame honors those distinguished individuals whose contributions to cooperative business have been genuinely heroic. Includes biographies of inductees and general information on the organization.
  
• - A worker owned and operated electrical contractor in Eugene, Oregon dedicated to providing living wage union jobs wile building a sustainable future.
  
• - An independent publication for the UK co-operative sector.
  
• - Worker co-op providing cycle and bike equipment in Manchester, UK. Includes bicycle FAQ, online catalog, and links to bicycle groups in England.
  
• - A heating oil co-operative.
  
• - A consumer co-op with activities in food, motor and travel retail, funeral services and childcare.
  
• - A London based progressive communications company providing design and print for screen and paper. Includes company information and an estimate form.
  
• - General information on European cooperatives; members site includes forum, message boards, articles, and coop chat.
  
• - Contains general information on American cooperative businesses, a co-op events calendar, and NCBA membership information.
  
• - A highly successful consumer co-operative in the UK telecommunications sector.
  
• - Product line is geared toward a mission of promoting ‘basic home systems.'
  
• - Co-operative created by environment scientists whose main aims are to promote and tackle environmental issues in various sectors.
  
• - A guide to the co-op movement and a directory of UK co-ops, sorted by field of work.
  
• - Federation of campus-based housing and retail cooperatives in Canada and the U.S.
  
• - COPAC joins businesses of the cooperative movement with the United Nations, and farmers' and workers' organizations. General info on COPAC and its member organizations.
  
• - Handbooks about managing cooperatives, and links to worldwide cooperatives. In English, French and Spanish.
  
• - Electronic mailing list run by the Southampton Co-op Network to promote cooperatives. The emphasis is on UK co-ops, particularly worker co-ops. Includes links to list archives.
  
• - A workers' co-operative providing graphic design, exhibition stand design and 3rd sector communications services in the North East of England.
  
• - A co-operative of skilled professionals offering a wide range of services. We undertake a range of projects harnessing the skills of individual members, and group projects utilising the specialist skills of several of our members.
  
• - An umbrella organization for UK co-operatives, providing a political voice. Also incorporates ICOM, a worker co-op body.
  
  

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