What is a co-operative, and how can your business or social enterprise benefit from the co-operative advantage?

This session will introduce you to co-operatives and their power - a business model that is again experiencing substantial growth in Australia. Joint ownership and collaboration are what we now expect from good businesses. Co-operative enterprise is an option we can choose today to bake in equity and impact!

Co-operatives are operating across the economy in areas as diverse as aged care, retail stores, agricultural production and housing. If your business style is commerce with a conscience, this session is for you.

We will focus in particular on the following business scenarios:

Forming a new business or social enterprise as a co-operative
Transitioning an existing business or social enterprise to co-operative ownership
Establishing a co-operative of businesses and/or social enterprises for joint purchasing, marketing or tendering.

Our co-operative business experts will be in attendance to advise you and workshop your co-operative enterprise project.

Venue

NSW Teachers Federation (Rooms 4 and 5, Level 1, 23-33 Mary Street, Surry Hills
Online (morning session only)

Agenda

10am The fundamentals of co-operatives including case studies from leading NSW co-operatives

12pm Lunch

1pm Practical workshops - co-operative business experts from the Co-op Federation will help you workshop your project

3pm Outcomes, questions and networking

4pm Close

This is a hybrid event with the morning session to be streamed online.

For in-person attendees, light lunch refreshments will be included. Please include dietary restrictions on checkout.

This event is organised by The Co-op Federation, a not-for-profit peak body, and is supported by the NSW Government as part of its 2022 Small Business Month.