# Co-op Consultancies Co-operative and Mutual Solutions Ltd. Works Internationallly By Tiana Reid | Published 2013-07-15 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cooperative-and-mutual-solutions References: [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Co-operative-Mutual-Solutions/216169965082980) & [cms.coop](http://www.cms.coop/) 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coop-and-vusiongroup) 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](http://www.cms.coop/) CMS on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Co-operative-Mutual-Solutions/216169965082980) CMS on [LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/company/1331615) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.1/10 - Popularity: 4% | Activity: 20% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Co-op Entrepreneurship:** Opportunities to establish co-ops as a means of community-led entrepreneurship and holistic asset management. - **International Co-op Consultancy:** Expanding focus of co-op consultancies to reach and offer services to clients globally. - **Innovative Business Strategies for Co-ops:** Incorporating innovative business strategies to make co-operatives self-sustaining and profitable as community assets. ### Where This Applies - **Consultancy Services:** Establishing co-operative and mutual consultancy firms that help communities and organizations worldwide to build co-ops. - **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. - **Social Enterprise:** Supporting innovative business models that are sustainable, socially responsible, and community-led, such as co-ops and other forms of social enterprise. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Retailer Mail Service Lockers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coop-and-royal-mail.md) - [Dairy Cooperative Product Rebrandings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/organic-herd.md) - [Social Good eCommerce Directories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/socially-minded-companies.md) - [Tailored Metaverse Support Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modsquad.md) - [Computerized Maintenance Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/llumin-cmms.md) - [Community-Centric E-Commerce Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/accessible-digital-tools.md) - [Office-Transformed Co-Living Spaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cornerstone-project.md) - [Expiration Management Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/east-of-england-co-op.md) - [Empowering Home Improvement Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/resurfacing-solutions.md)