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- Case study: Steeple Ashton Village Shop Association Ltd
Business planning
- Case study: The Pound Arts Centre
Feasibility studies
- Case study: Aardvark Gardeners Co-operative Ltd
Income generation ideas
- Case study: Swindon Children's Scrapstore
Marketing and publicity
- Case study: Swindon Credit Unions
Membership and governance
- Case study: Swindon Child Carers
Selecting legal structures and registration
- Case study: Thames Valley Farmers' Market

Developing your business further

Being an effective Board
- Case study: Oxford Fairtrade Co-operative
Reviewing your business
- Case study: Waste Not Want Not
Networking opportunities
- Case study: Gloucestershire Credit Union Forum
Pricing
- Case study: A Neighbourhood Nursery
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Case studies

Aardvark Gardeners Co-operative Ltd
A Neighbourhood Nursery
Gloucestershire Credit Union Forum
Oxford Fairtrade Co-operative
Steeple Ashton Village Shop Association Ltd
Swindon Children's Scrapstore
Swindon Child Carers
Swindon Credit Unions
Thames Valley Farmers' Market
The Pound Arts Centre
Waste Not Want Not

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Publications

 

Annual Reports

Co-operative Futures Annual Review - April 2008 - March 2009 - (PDF: 335KB)

Co-operative Futures Annual Review - April 2007 - March 2008 - (PDF: 101KB)

Co-operative Futures Annual Review - April 2006 - March 2007 - (PDF: 430KB)

Co-operative Futures Annual Report - April 2005 - March 2006 - (PDF: 469KB)

Conference Reports

Future Co-operatives 2009 - (PDF: 1,521KB)

Routes to Work through Social Enterprise - 2005 - (PDF: 602KB)

Newsletters

Future News: Winter 2007 - (PDF: 1.32MB) Celebration of Co-operatives

Future News: Spring 2007 - (PDF: 2MB) Is it Social or ENTERPRISE

Futures News: Autumn 2006 - (PDF: 1.2MB) The importance of Membership

Futures News: Spring 2006 - (PDF: 848MB) What is a Co-operative ?

 

Research

Public sector procurement and social enterprise -
Improving practice in Gloucestershire - (PDF: 442KB)

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Polciy & Projects

Enterprise Support
South West Social Enterprise Service
RISE Social Enterprise Training Courses
CDU Co-Financing Programme
Snakes & Ladders
Alliance of Communities and Enterprise (ACE)
EnAct

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Links

International support organisations

International Co-operative Alliance

National support organisations

Co-operatives UK

UK.Coop
Social Enterprise Coalition
Business Link
Plunkett Foundation
Social Firms UK
Development Trusts Association
Office of the Third Sector
Co-operative & Community Finance

Midcounties Co-operative

Co-operative Enterprise Hub

Regional support organisations

RISE

se2 partnership

Co-operatives South West

Co-operatives South East

Co-operatives West Midlands

South East Co-operative Support

South West Co-operative Support

Local voluntary and community organisations

Gloucestershire Infrastructure Group

Gloshub

Social Enterprise Centre, Stroud
Oxnet
Swindon - Community and Living
Wiltshire Community Web

 

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