Creative Co-operatives

Creative Co-operatives

With the number of freelancers in UK creative industries continuing to rise and creative graduates facing a difficult job market, Co-operatives UK, the national trade body that campaigns for co-operation, has launched Creative Co-operatives, a new guide and website.

Aimed at freelancers, the self-employed, creative students and recent creative graduates, Creative Co-operatives give practical advice on setting up a co-operative with other like minded individuals, covering finance, legal structures and the different types of co-operative models.

It tells the story of people who’ve ‘been there done it’ in creative co-operatives and offers some interesting perspectives on the future of the creative industries, including Peter Jenner best known for managing Pink Floyd and now Billy Bragg on the music scene.

Creative Co-operatives will be of interest to anyone dealing with those likely to set up in the creative industries – creative course tutors and lecturers, careers and business advisors and trade unions.

Media & Publicity Workshop

Enterprise Solutions Northamptonshire and Northampton Volunteering Centre are holding an informal gathering on 2nd September at 5.15 at the CAB centre in Northampton for anyone interested in better getting their message across through the media.  We will have people from Radio Northampton, the Chronicle & Echo and other local media talking about what makes a good story and how to sell your message.  

A flyer for this event can be downloaded here

Report on Social Firms

Social Firms UK has just released a report on Social Firms in the UK .  You can download this here

New Big Lottery Fund

Th Big Lottery announces its first new programme under coalition government. 

It is called 'Youth in Focus' and is a £30m programme for England targetting young carers, young people leaving care, and young people leaving offenders’ institutions.

For more information see the website.

Co operatives Fornight 19th June to 3rd July 2010

The first national Co-operatives Fortnight is being held from 19^th June to 3^rd July this year.  This is an opportunity to promote co-operatives and the case for co-operation.  There will be national press coverage as well as a number of events and initiatives.

For more information do look at the website: www.thereisanalternative.coop