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The manifesto for the new Government committed Labour to work to double the size of the co-operative and mutual economy.  We are starting...

You may have missed it in the Budget, but at the same time as the speech was published, the Government also published their response to...

The slightly delayed consultation on the future of the law governing co-ops and community benefit societies has been released today.  The...

With six days to go until polling day, it was great to read the Employee Ownership Association's proposals for building on the expansion...

The first window for Round 4, the final round of the Community Ownership Fund, is now open for applications until 10 April.  The funding...

It was very welcome to hear the announcement from Andrew Griffith on Friday that the legislation which governs co-operatives will be...

Among the announcements about pensions, childcare and energy bills, if you look deep into the budget paper from last week you will find a...

The third round of bidding to the Community Ownership Fund (COF) (part of the Government's Levelling Up programme) opened on 15 February...

Ten years ago the Community Shares Unit started promoting this unique form of financing for local and community organisations. It is a...

I am genuinely really pleased that the law firm that I work for has achieved B Corp status. Why is this important, and why might your...

If you're a small charity or community interest company addressing social inequality on a local/regional basis, then you might be...

I was very pleased to see today that the Government has agreed to implement all the key recommendations of the Crouch fan-led review into...