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A co-operative (also known as co-op, cooperative or coop) is an autonomous association of persons united voluntary to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically controlled business. Cooperatives include non-profit community organizations and businesses that are owned and managed by the people who use their services (a consumer cooperative) or by the people who work there (a worker cooperative) or by the people who live there (a housing cooperative), hybrids such as worker cooperatives that are also consumer cooperatives or credit unions, multi-stakeholder cooperatives such as those that bring together civil society and local actors to deliver community needs, and second and third tier cooperatives whose members are other cooperatives.
In short, a co-op can be defined as "a jointly owned enterprise engaging in the production or distribution of goods or the supplying of services, operated by its members for their mutual benefit, typically organized by consumers or farmers." Co-operative businesses are typically more economically resilient than many other forms of enterprise, with twice the number of co-operatives (80%) surviving their first five years compared with other business ownership models (41%). Co-operatives frequently have social goals which they aim to accomplish by investing a proportion of trading profits back into their communities. As an example of this, in 2013, retail co-operatives in the UK invested 6.9% of their pre-tax profits in the communities in which they trade as compared with 2.4% for other rival supermarkets.
Are you ready to change your life? JOIN A COOPERATIVE NOW and build a better future.... http://www.purplelifecoop.tk/ Join Purple Life Cooperative... - Avail of all types of loan - P25,000 accident insurance coverage - RCBC Visa ATM card - Birthday incentive - Damayan incentive - Up to 50% discounts on products marketed by the coop - 1 box Era Health 8-in-1 coffee PLUS a FREE Era Health's UNILEVEL PLAN500 account as SPONSORING INCENTIVE. This is a free business given to its members with a POTENTIAL INCOME of 2,400,000 PESOS. All these for only P500 MEMBERSHIP FEE. Then build-up your share capital from the sponsoring incentive. For more info, email me at growrichpinoy @ yahoo.com. WHAT IS A COOPERATIVE? A cooperative is a business or organization owned by and opera...
It's working as a team and joining forces to accomplish more.
Why is chronic poverty tolerated in America? Is our economic system flawed? Through personal stories and insights, University of Alabama professor J. Palmer (Jim) Brown explores the problem of poverty and advocates a solution in worker ownership and cooperation. Jim Brown is a social entrepreneur and clinical professor at the University of Alabama. His research focuses on innovation and entrepreneurship. He studied at Cal Poly and MIT prior to a long career in industry. In addition to teaching, Mr. Brown has an extensive consulting background in business startups and operations improvement. His work with non-profit companies and people in poverty led him to co-found The Moses Project, an organization dedicated to the promotion of worker-owned cooperatives in Alabama. This talk was given...
Learn more about the core principles that make YOUR cooperative special.
For the first time in INDIA, textbook in Economics, Accountancy & Business Studies with FREE Video Lectures by Eminent Authors/Subject Expert. To buy books visit www.goyal-books.com To view FREE Video Lectures visit www.goyalsOnline.com/commerce About the Book » Written strictly according to the latest syllabus prescribed by the CB.S.E., New Delhi. » Up-to-date study material provided by using the latest available data. » Elaborate explanation of the concepts. » Summary (Points to Remember) given at the end of each Chapter. » Numerical Problems from previous years' question papers incorporated and solved in the respective Chapters. » Methodology of solving typical numerical problems given wherever necessary. » Methodology of drawing typical diagrams given wherever necessary. » Comprehen...
Find out what a workers' co-operative is from the members of Your Local Market Co-operative Inc. in Stratford, Ontario. **Please note some info regarding becoming a member-owner at YLMC has changed since this video was produced. Read More: http://www.yourlocalmarketcoop.com/1/post/2014/03/by-law-changes-at-your-local-market-co-operative-inc.html ** The Members list the 5 steps to start a workers' co-operative, and explain how their co-operative was designed to fill several needs in their community. They discuss the benefits of starting a workers' co-operative and encourage aspiring entrepreneurs to consider a workers' co-operative instead of traditional options such as sole-proprietorship and business partnership. Please feel free to ask us questions, or come and visit us in Stratford,...
Co-ops are everywhere! They provide nearly every good and service imaginable, and they are a great choice for buying local and keeping jobs in the community. See http://bit.ly/findacoop to find a cooperative in Minnesota or Wisconsin. What exactly is a co-op? All cooperatives operate on seven core principles: 1) Voluntary and open membership 2) Democratic member control 3) Member economic participation 4) Autonomy and independence 5) Education, training and information 6) Cooperation among cooperatives 7) Concern for community Discover a co-op in your community today! Cooperative Network is the trade association for all types of cooperative businesses in Minnesota and Wisconsin. It provides legislative and regulatory advocacy, education and awareness, and technical services. Learn mo...
Twitter - twitter.com/BadMouse101 Many wonder why Cooperatives fail to compete well with Capitalist Businesses. Here's some reasons why. And this isn't their fault.
An short introduction to worker cooperative theory and structure. Just slides, no audio.
This session was part of Open Everything - A Collaborative Economy Convergence - www.openeverything.ie Organised by Cultivate, P2P Foundation and WeCreate Workspace in Dublin, Limerick and Cloughjordan convergence@cultivate.ie The Convergence brought together cooperative advocates, community activists, and commons animators to share perspectives and ideas on the question, “How can a commons-based collaborative economy strengthen the resilience of our communities?” THE COOPERATIVE MODEL REVISITED FRIDAY 12th September WeCreate, Cloughjordan Ecovillage, Tipperary Supported by Tipperary County Council, NTLP and the Plunkett Foundation UK This timely event will brought together international experts, national thinkers and local entrepreneurs together to inspire a co-operative approac...
Are you ready to change your life? JOIN A COOPERATIVE NOW and build a better future.... http://www.purplelifecoop.tk/ Join Purple Life Cooperative... - Avail of all types of loan - P25,000 accident insurance coverage - RCBC Visa ATM card - Birthday incentive - Damayan incentive - Up to 50% discounts on products marketed by the coop - 1 box Era Health 8-in-1 coffee PLUS a FREE Era Health's UNILEVEL PLAN500 account as SPONSORING INCENTIVE. This is a free business given to its members with a POTENTIAL INCOME of 2,400,000 PESOS. All these for only P500 MEMBERSHIP FEE. Then build-up your share capital from the sponsoring incentive. For more info, email me at growrichpinoy @ yahoo.com. WHAT IS A COOPERATIVE? A cooperative is a business or organization owned by and opera...
It's working as a team and joining forces to accomplish more.
Why is chronic poverty tolerated in America? Is our economic system flawed? Through personal stories and insights, University of Alabama professor J. Palmer (Jim) Brown explores the problem of poverty and advocates a solution in worker ownership and cooperation. Jim Brown is a social entrepreneur and clinical professor at the University of Alabama. His research focuses on innovation and entrepreneurship. He studied at Cal Poly and MIT prior to a long career in industry. In addition to teaching, Mr. Brown has an extensive consulting background in business startups and operations improvement. His work with non-profit companies and people in poverty led him to co-found The Moses Project, an organization dedicated to the promotion of worker-owned cooperatives in Alabama. This talk was given...
Learn more about the core principles that make YOUR cooperative special.
For the first time in INDIA, textbook in Economics, Accountancy & Business Studies with FREE Video Lectures by Eminent Authors/Subject Expert. To buy books visit www.goyal-books.com To view FREE Video Lectures visit www.goyalsOnline.com/commerce About the Book » Written strictly according to the latest syllabus prescribed by the CB.S.E., New Delhi. » Up-to-date study material provided by using the latest available data. » Elaborate explanation of the concepts. » Summary (Points to Remember) given at the end of each Chapter. » Numerical Problems from previous years' question papers incorporated and solved in the respective Chapters. » Methodology of solving typical numerical problems given wherever necessary. » Methodology of drawing typical diagrams given wherever necessary. » Comprehen...
Find out what a workers' co-operative is from the members of Your Local Market Co-operative Inc. in Stratford, Ontario. **Please note some info regarding becoming a member-owner at YLMC has changed since this video was produced. Read More: http://www.yourlocalmarketcoop.com/1/post/2014/03/by-law-changes-at-your-local-market-co-operative-inc.html ** The Members list the 5 steps to start a workers' co-operative, and explain how their co-operative was designed to fill several needs in their community. They discuss the benefits of starting a workers' co-operative and encourage aspiring entrepreneurs to consider a workers' co-operative instead of traditional options such as sole-proprietorship and business partnership. Please feel free to ask us questions, or come and visit us in Stratford,...
Co-ops are everywhere! They provide nearly every good and service imaginable, and they are a great choice for buying local and keeping jobs in the community. See http://bit.ly/findacoop to find a cooperative in Minnesota or Wisconsin. What exactly is a co-op? All cooperatives operate on seven core principles: 1) Voluntary and open membership 2) Democratic member control 3) Member economic participation 4) Autonomy and independence 5) Education, training and information 6) Cooperation among cooperatives 7) Concern for community Discover a co-op in your community today! Cooperative Network is the trade association for all types of cooperative businesses in Minnesota and Wisconsin. It provides legislative and regulatory advocacy, education and awareness, and technical services. Learn mo...
Twitter - twitter.com/BadMouse101 Many wonder why Cooperatives fail to compete well with Capitalist Businesses. Here's some reasons why. And this isn't their fault.
An short introduction to worker cooperative theory and structure. Just slides, no audio.
This session was part of Open Everything - A Collaborative Economy Convergence - www.openeverything.ie Organised by Cultivate, P2P Foundation and WeCreate Workspace in Dublin, Limerick and Cloughjordan convergence@cultivate.ie The Convergence brought together cooperative advocates, community activists, and commons animators to share perspectives and ideas on the question, “How can a commons-based collaborative economy strengthen the resilience of our communities?” THE COOPERATIVE MODEL REVISITED FRIDAY 12th September WeCreate, Cloughjordan Ecovillage, Tipperary Supported by Tipperary County Council, NTLP and the Plunkett Foundation UK This timely event will brought together international experts, national thinkers and local entrepreneurs together to inspire a co-operative approac...
This session was part of Open Everything - A Collaborative Economy Convergence - www.openeverything.ie Organised by Cultivate, P2P Foundation and WeCreate Workspace in Dublin, Limerick and Cloughjordan convergence@cultivate.ie The Convergence brought together cooperative advocates, community activists, and commons animators to share perspectives and ideas on the question, “How can a commons-based collaborative economy strengthen the resilience of our communities?” THE COOPERATIVE MODEL REVISITED FRIDAY 12th September WeCreate, Cloughjordan Ecovillage, Tipperary Supported by Tipperary County Council, NTLP and the Plunkett Foundation UK This timely event will brought together international experts, national thinkers and local entrepreneurs together to inspire a co-operative approac...
Amy Goodman interviews Mikel Lezamiz, director of Cooperative Dissemination at the Mondragon Cooperative Corporation in Spain's Basque Country.
New cooperative businesses can be started by eventual member-owners or be incubated by a development group. Existing businesses can be converted to member-ownership (either of employees or the community). Regardless of who organizes a co-op, this webinar identifies the key steps in the development process. For more information on USDA's Cooperative programs, visit www.rd.usda.gov/coop. Originally presented on Jan 20, 2016. USDA is an equal opportunity employer, provider, and lender.
This documentary film by Found Object tells the story of how the Smallholder Farmers Alliance in Haiti came into being through an innovative partnership with global outdoors brand Timberland.
The documentary TOGETHER - How cooperatives show resilience to the crisis is the new documentary by CECOP - CICOPA Europe! It shows the resilience of the cooperatives and participative enterprises in industry and services to the crisis. The film bring forward emblematic examples of restructuring measures by cooperatives in four European countries: the Foundry de l'Aisne, an enterprise in crisis transformed into a cooperative in France, the MONDRAGON Corporation, the 7th largest industrial group in Spain, Muszynianka, a producer of mineral water in Poland and Consorzio SIS, a social cooperative consortium in Italy. More information here: together-thedocumentary.coop
Strategic Management: Cooperative Strategy; Video by Edupedia World (www.edupediaworld.com). All Rights Reserved.
This talk was presented by Global Voices for Justice on October 5, 2016 in San Francisco, California. Prof. Wolff talks about worker coops and democratic decision-making in the workplace.