Not a lot of people know this, but 2012 is the International Year of Co-operatives. And here's some even lesser-known facts: there are 5,450 co-operative businesses in the UK making up a sector with a ...

A cooperative is a specialized form of business. Having more in common with a traditional business than, say, a nonprofit organization, a cooperative distinguishes itself by a member ownership, ...

In 1903, an American entrepreneur, Charles Boettcher, founded the Great Western Sugar Company in Colorado, and opened two beet sugar refineries outside of Denver. Over the course of the 20th century, ...

Be Caring is the UK’s largest employee-owned social care provider. Employee ownership means it is structured in a ...

When Uber and Lyft went public, it wasn’t the drivers who got rich — it was the executives, investors and some early employees. In an era when it has become clear that tech executives and investors ...

Sierra Allen, 21-year-old barista, had just ended their shift at Baltimore’s Common Ground Cafe on July 2, 2023, when a co-worker texted them the shocking news: Owner Michael Krupp was unceremoniously ...

Africa’s food system is associated with many problems including food security, water scarcity and the need to make crops more resilient. For ingredients supplier ofi, the cooperative model is best ...

It doesn’t take much to see that today’s higher education system needs a restart. Colleges and universities across Canada face varying degrees of financial crisis and interference in research by ...

Every morning in India’s megacities, commuters can be seen jostling for space on overcrowded buses or haggling with auto drivers who quote fares on a whim. For most office-goers, options are limited - ...