Exciting news for the Lisburn and Castlereagh council area – we have launched ‘Business Solutions’ – a new social enterprise support programme in association with Work West Enterprise Agency. The… Read more
Co-operative Alternatives is currently exploring the potential of cohousing schemes with an emerging co-operative enterprise, Cohousing NI, as part of the Go Social Programme run by Belfast City Council in… Read more
An emerging Mushroom Co-operative is currently on the lookout for materials to help build their first grow rooms. This will help keep it low cost and low impact on the… Read more
Plans are on track for the launch of a Community Share Offer in the Spring of 2017 by the Raglan Community Development and Renovation Society in Harryville, Ballymena. Despite concerns… Read more
We are running two free training days – Here are details of ‘Is a Co-op Right for You?’ – Derry/Londonderry on February 16 and Cookstown on February 23. The full… Read more
On the 14th December, we held a virtual roundtable event as part of the series Go Social – Nuts and Bolts on Co-operatives with co-housing schemes in Belfast, Leeds and London…. Read more
The theme of this session is co-housing projects. Wednesday, 14th December 2016 Social Economy Village, Work West, 1B Hannahstown Hill, Belfast, BT17 0XS Time: 1.30 – 3.30 This… Read more
Stormont Executive was urged today to do more to support the Co-operative Movement – a vital source of jobs and wealth generation to the Northern Ireland economy. The call was… Read more