Starting and Sustaining Co-operative Enterprise
 
 
 

Our purpose is to make it simpler for leaders to start and sustain their democratic businesses.

 
 
 

Our Supports

 

  • We support founders with developing their co-operative from ideation and feasibility through to planning and launch. We can assist at different stages of the process based on the particular needs of the founding group, and can assist existing co-operatives as they review their strategy and business plans.

    • Ideation;

    • Vision, Mission and Aims;

    • Stakeholder Mapping;

    • Objective Setting;

    • Business Planning;

    • Structure & Governance.

  • We support existing co-operatives with their governance and compliance needs, tailored to their specific circumstances. These supports range from training and capacity building, through to policy development and outsourced compliance support.

    • Co-operative Governance Codes;

    • Policy Development;

    • Board and Committee Structure;

    • Corporate Secretarial Advice (Societies and Companies);

    • Board and Member Training / Capacity Building.

  • We design and deliver workshops, webinars and presentations on co-operatives aimed at diverse audiences from existing co-operative members through to general public.

    • Introduction to Co-operatives;

    • The Co-operative Advantage;

    • Why (and How) to start a Co-operative;

    • Building a Co-operative Culture;

    • Co-operatives and Community Wealth Building.

 
 

Featured Clients

 
 

Great Care Co-op

We’ve been delighted to work on a number of projects with this innovative worker co-operative - from company secretarial advice through to capacity building for their worker-led board.

Co-operative Alternatives

We’ve had the pleasure to co-operate with this Co-operative Development Body on a number of their projects providing development support to clients in the community food space including Belfast Food Co-op and Ethical Weigh.

Co-operative Housing Ireland

We’ve been delighted to work with the national federation for co-operative housing in Ireland on a number of projects in the areas of membership, ethos and policy development.

 

Let’s explore how we can support you to start and sustain your co-operative enterprise.

If you would like to contact us about our supports, please use the contact form below.

 
 

We’ve also signposted some great networks and co-operative development bodies for founders and co-operators across Ireland. We can also assist your engagement with them throughout the rest of your development journey as part of our support service.