Useful Links
- Co-operatives UK
The national organisation representing, serving and linking co-operatives. Co-operatives East Midlands is the regional partner of Co-operatives UK.
- International Co-operative Alliance (ICA)
The ICA is the global level organisation that unites and serves co-operatives worldwide.
- Lincolnshire Co-operative Development Agency
Devoted to the promotion and development of social and co-operative enterprise across Lincolnshire. Campaigns for the sector in public debate, promotes its advantages in business and community sectors and has a team of advisers who provide individual specialist support to emerging, growing and established businesses as well as running a network of mutual support and information for member businesses.
- Co-operative & Social Enterprise Development Agency (CaSE-da)
Helps people to set up social enterprises and other forms of democratic business.
- Enterprise Solutions Northamptonshire
Provides advice and support to people wanting to start their own business or social enterprise in Northamptonshire.
- Social Enterprise East Midlands – SEEM
SEEM promotes the role and potential of social enterprise to contribute to local economic renewal and regeneration, public policy goals, and a more equitable and inclusive regional economy.
- Nottinghamshire County Council
NCC has an established track record of supporting social enterprise through their Economic Regeneration Service. They promote the potential of social enterprise, develop and co-ordinate support for the sector and facilitate the Council’s Social Enterprise Development Fund, used to kick-start new and develop existing initiatives. The approach is hands-on and client centred and is designed to help co-operative and social enterprises to take responsibility for their own development needs.
Contact for information: Simon Taylor, Pleasley Community Landmark, Chesterfield Road North, Pleasley, Mansfield, Notts NG19 7SP. Tel: 01623 811 984. Email: simon.taylor@nottscc.gov.uk
- Supporters Direct
Provides advice, information and support to Supporters' Trusts, and supports the development of new Supporter's Trusts.
- The Co-operative Group (Central & Eastern Region)
The world's largest consumer co-operative.
- Midlands Co-operative Society
Midlands Co-op, as it is better known to many, is the largest regional Co-operative Society in the UK, a modern forward-looking organisation employing some 8,000 staff, and with gross sales in excess of £720m. Principal activities are retailing – food and non-food; travel, funeral services and transport. Trading principally in Derbyshire, Leicestershire and the Greater Midlands, they also have outlets in Herefordshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. Over 400 trading outlets, ranging from superstores to convenience stores, department stores, travel shops, funeral homes, florists, garages, post offices and petrol stations.
- Lincolnshire Co-operative
- Association of British Credit Unions
The leading national organisation represnting and promoting credit unions (financial co-operatives).
- Co-operative & Community Finance
The leading lender to co-operatives and community enterprises.
