Co-operatives are, by definition, a group effort. But, like any new venture, co-ops need an entrepreneurial “champion” to push the vision forward. In Fraser Lake – a resilient little village nestled...
Read MoreChoosing the business model for a venture, even a non-profit one, should be based on practical reasons. But, spotting the difference between models is not always easy, and making the wrong choice...
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December 19, 2017
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Kyle White
Co-operatives First's Aasa Marshall with Marty Frost and Shellie Gleave in Fraser Lake, BC.
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December 14, 2017
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Aasa Marshall
Giving Tuesday is a global charitable giving event that takes place every year just after American Thanksgiving. This year the project collected over 1.64 million gifts and $177 million from 98...
December 05, 2017
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Kyle White
On November 22, National Housing Day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a national housing strategy for Canada. The strategy outlines a commitment of $40 billion over 10-years to housing by...
November 24, 2017
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Kyle White
Producer co-ops are a model we don’t hear discussed much anymore. Today, much of the awareness of co-operatives is fuelled (no pun intended) by consumer co-operatives with recognizable brands and...
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November 17, 2017
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Kyle White
“We ended up deciding on the co-op model because we wanted to move money that either exists in our investment portfolios sitting on Wall Street or Bay Street or around the world in global mutual...
November 10, 2017
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Aasa Marshall
If you are interested in buying into co-operative housing, you may be wondering how it works. Affordability is one of the key characteristics of co-operative housing. Yet co-ops aren't public...
November 07, 2017
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Dan Matthews
No two co-ops are the same, and co-ops themselves come in a wide variety of forms and operate in every sector of the economy. But there are a few things shareholders, members and directors can do to...
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November 03, 2017
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Dan Matthews
