Monday, September 22, 2014

why not all coops should live to be 100

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There are any milestones in the life of any business: the first (and 1,000 th ?) customer, the opening of new sites, and the length of tim...
Monday, September 8, 2014

is #socialsaturday giving the wrong message about social enterprise?

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So – in a few weeks time, #SocialSaturday will be kicking off: one Saturday in September that’s been hijacked to showcase, celebrate, a...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Making the tea – the most important skill for being part of a co-op?

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As some will know, I'm involved in supporting the start up and growth of co-operative enterprises of all types through various program...
Thursday, July 31, 2014

great co-op myths of our time (or why we need more competition and less collaboration...)

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Co-ops: they’re great, right? Everybody seems to love them, and they’re often held up as models of enterprise that can fulfil some of the ...
Thursday, July 17, 2014

'enterprise accelerators' - the blind leading the blind?

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I've noticed a growing trend for 'enterprise accelerator' programmes over the last few months, and usually dismissed my curiosi...
Friday, June 27, 2014

the dirty secret about social franchising...

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Most people tend to agree that social enterprise is generally a good thing because of all the positive impacts it can/does create, and tha...
Friday, June 6, 2014

can we really trust people who tell us they do good things?

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Having recently published my annual social impact report ( still the only freelance consultant on the planet to do so...) I was challenge...