Welcome to Co-operative Alternatives
Co-operative Alternatives aims to develop and support a strong co-op movement connected across the island of Ireland and doing business in a fair, just and ethical way. We are Northern Ireland’s leading co-operative development agency offering high quality support and expert knowledge to existing and emerging co-operatives.
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We can offer support programmes for setting up your co-op, support you to develop democratic governance, help you to raise finance. Get in touch with us and we help you transforming your ideas in healthy and successful cooperatives. Let us help you to put your co-op on the map! For more info click here FREE Support
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Great British Energy and UK community energy representative bodies – joint statement on the Local Power Plan
Today’s publication of the Local Power Plan (LPP) is a landmark moment for community energy across the UK. With £1 billion of funding, this marks the largest public investment in… Read more
Webinar on Food Co-ops – Recording
If you missed the webinar, you can watch the recording with Beth Bell from Carrick Greengrocers and Barry Ferguson from Ben Vista CSA, here. For more information on these two… Read more