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Covid Stories – The Maybush
We’ve been incredibly impressed with the way so many Co-ops and Community businesses have managed through the Covid-19 situation and lockdown. The commitment to serving their communities and the resilience and ingenuity they have shown has been amazing! We’ve spoken to a number of our clients about how they have managed – here we share […]
Covid Stories – Retrofit Works
We’ve been incredibly impressed with the way so many Co-ops and Community businesses have managed through the Covid-19 situation and lockdown. The commitment to serving their communities and the resilience and ingenuity they have shown has been amazing! We’ve spoken to a number of our clients about how they have managed – here we share […]
Covid Stories – Veg Box People
We’ve been incredibly impressed with the way so many Co-ops and Community businesses have managed through the Covid-19 situation and lockdown. The commitment to serving their communities and the resilience and ingenuity they have shown has been amazing! We’ve spoken to a number of our clients about how they have managed – here we share […]
Covid Stories – Oxford Wood Recycling
We’ve been incredibly impressed with the way so many Co-ops and Community businesses have managed through the Covid-19 situation and lockdown. The commitment to serving their communities and the resilience and ingenuity they have shown has been amazing! We’ve spoken to a number of our clients about how they have managed – here we share […]
Covid Stories – October Books
We’ve been incredibly impressed with the way so many Co-ops and Community businesses have managed through the Covid-19 situation and lockdown. The commitment to serving their communities and the resilience and ingenuity they have shown has been amazing! We’ve spoken to a number of our clients about how they have managed – here we share […]
Covid Stories – Slaley Community Shop
We’ve been incredibly impressed with the way so many Co-ops and Community businesses have managed through the Covid-19 situation and lockdown. The commitment to serving their communities and the resilience and ingenuity they have shown has been amazing! We’ve spoken to a number of our clients about how they have managed – here we share […]
Co-ops, Community Business, and Covid Stories
It’s been a tough year. Ever since things turned upside down in March, times have been hard for everyone. Co-ops and community business have had to deal with the challenges of closed doors, cashflow, and distancing, like any other business. Unlike many mainstream businesses, however, these organisations often have the love and support of their […]
New Community Shares Booster Programme
Community Shares Unit and Power to Change launch ReBoost to support recovery Community Share Issues alongside AHF Heritage Booster The Power to Change Booster ReBoost fund helps all types of community businesses to prepare a community share offer, to support their recovery from COVID-19. The Architectural Heritage Fund Booster fund helps heritage projects that are […]
A Better Form of Business
The Plunkett Foundation has released key new reports on community pubs and shops Plunkett’s “A Better Form of Business” reports into community pubs and community shops usually focus on the previous year, however, due to the pandemic they have included information relevant to 2020 too. These reports showed both sectors to be in robust health […]
Deja vu?
With Lockdown 2 landing tomorrow, we’re sensing less urgency and panic this time than last. Is that because we’ve ‘done this before’? Because we’re told it will be for a finite period? It’s difficult to say. What we can say is that those community shops and pubs who were able to find new trading models […]