Wales Co-operative Centre
Canolfan Cwdweithredol Cymru

Resources

Our services

 

Social Enterprise Support Project brochure

A consortia approach to growing your business

Employee ownership - buying out your boss

Planning for the future of your business

Co-operative Housing in Wales

Consultancy

 

Social Enterprise Support Client Guides

 

Guide to Business Compliance

Guide to Business Planning

Guide to Community Shares in Wales

Guide to Employee Benefit Trusts

Guide to Incentivised Share Plans

Guide to Legal Structures

Guide to Share Ownership within an Employee Owned Company

Guide to Shareholders Rights in an Employee Owned Business

Guide to tax considerations for owners when considering employee buyouts

 

Other publications

 

Co-operative Childcare leaflet

Co-operative Enterprise Hub leaflet

A guide to Welsh Assembly Government support for business

The role of social enterprises in the Welsh economy - Welsh Assembly report November 2010

 

 

Useful external websites

 

The Plunkett Foundation

Helping rural communities take control of the issues that are important to them through community ownership.

 

Community Action Network

CAN supports social enterprises and charities to maximise their social impact.

 

Employee Ownership Association

The Employee Ownership Association is the voice of co-owned business in the UK

 

Business in the Community Wales

We advise, support and challenge our members to create a sustainable future for people and the planet and to improve business performance.

 

Development Trusts Association Wales

DTA Wales is an independent practitioner based membership organisation promoting the work of and supporting the growing network of development trusts in Wales.

 

Co-operative and Community Finance

Co-operative & Community Finance provides sympathetic loan finance to help people take control of their economic lives and create social benefit.

 

Finance Wales

Finance Wales makes commercial investments in Wales-based businesses with the potential to grow.

 

Community Broker

An on-line directory of community services in your area. For people looking for support, help and advice, looking to gain new skills, access training and searching job vacancies and for community organisations providing these services.

 

business.wales.gov.uk

Information, advice and support for businesses in Wales.