Co-operative and Mutual Solutions Ltd. (CMS) is a co-op consultancy that works in the United Kingdom but also has an international reach and has had clients in the United States, Bahrain and the Czech Republic. In a recent round-up published in the Guardian Social Enterprise Network on co-operatives and mutuals hubs, the director of CMS gave a little bit of advice to anyone looking to get a little more information or perhaps want to start a co-op of their own.
"If the job is to make a community asset pay its way, then you need people who are entrepreneurial, innovative, able and willing to make a business work," Dave Hollings said on who to have on the team. "This will probably not be traditional community centre managers who are used to a funding and grant culture."
Contact Information
Co-operative and Mutual Solutions Ltd. website
CMS on Facebook
CMS on LinkedIn
Co-op Consultancies
Co-operative and Mutual Solutions Ltd. Works Internationallly
Trend Themes
1. Co-op Entrepreneurship - Opportunities to establish co-ops as a means of community-led entrepreneurship and holistic asset management.
2. International Co-op Consultancy - Expanding focus of co-op consultancies to reach and offer services to clients globally.
3. Innovative Business Strategies for Co-ops - Incorporating innovative business strategies to make co-operatives self-sustaining and profitable as community assets.
Industry Implications
1. Consultancy Services - Establishing co-operative and mutual consultancy firms that help communities and organizations worldwide to build co-ops.
2. Community Asset Management - Promoting co-op entrepreneurship as a means of community-led asset management and local capacity-building in various industries like agriculture, housing, and retail.
3. Social Enterprise - Supporting innovative business models that are sustainable, socially responsible, and community-led, such as co-ops and other forms of social enterprise.