Co-operative Principles

How to set up a co-operative - part one

With co-operatives enjoying a renaissance, this is the first in a three part series from specialists at Co-operatives UK on how to set up a co-operative. Mark Simmonds explains the very first steps

Dripline: How we co-operate | Hypha

Notes on incorporation, co-operation, and solidarity from a one year old co-op.

Worker Co-Ops Have a Role to Play in Socialist Strategy

Establishing worker-owned firms is no substitute for building a strong labor movement and a socialist presence within the state. But worker co-ops can play a key part in a broader socialist strategy, by making tangible the material benefits of cooperation.

How to set up a co-operative - part two

Linda Banks of Co-operatives UK writes the second in a three part series, focusing on people and what’s needed so that they can work well together.

How to set up a co-operative - part 3

In this final article on setting up a co-operative, Ged Devlin, legal specialist at Co-operatives UK, explains the process and questions involved in raising finance and choosing a legal form for your co-operative.

Liberating work - workers.coop

Worker cooperatives enable workers to unite and collectively advance their economic, social, and cultural interests.

The most powerful institution in most people’s lives is their workplace. We care deeply about governmental democracy but accept dictatorships where we spend most of our waking hours. The cooperative movement has proven it doesn’t have to be this way.

Post-Capitalism: Rise of the Collaborative Commons

The Revolution will not be Centralized

10. Why Your Tech Startup Should Be a Worker Co-Op — Limeleaf Worker Collective

Steve Giordano from Interstitial and Ethan Winn from Obran join us to talk about one of our favorite topics: worker co-ops! What they are, how they work, and why we think they are a great corporate structure for tech startups.

Grove Research on Twitter / X

Today, Grove Research is launching Delvetown (https://t.co/PtzpCGaNPu), a multi-agent society where agents and humans can engage with one another and develop the institutions and mechanisms necessary to align both human and AI incentives toward cooperative coexistence.Agents…— Grove Research (@grove_research) September 30, 2026

Platform Cooperativism Consortium | A hub that helps you start, grow, or convert to platform co-ops.

A hub that helps you start, grow, or convert to platform co-ops.

Meet the Team — Freedom Dreams Co-operative Education

Christine Clarke (she/her) is a co-op developer, educator and advocate for co-ops and the solidarity economy. She believes that co-operative approaches can build the foundation for just and equitable workplaces and transformative community projects. She is a Co-founder of Freedom Dreams Co-operative Education and a Senior Manager of Strategic Initiatives for the Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNet), leading its climate action initiative STARCAP. Christine is a graduate of CoopZone’s Co-op Development Training Program and an instructor, designing and delivering the course, “Introduction to Co-operative Development: Principles, Practices and a Movement toward Transformative Change.”

Start.coop | Empower Cooperative Growth

Discover resources and support to build and grow cooperatively-owned businesses, fostering community wealth-building and economic stability.