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We are a voice for the social economy in Wales. We champion inclusive and co-operative solutions. We shout about your success. Our blogs and opinion pieces feature expert voices from across the sector, whilst our news stories keep you up to date with our work and the progress of co-operation and social entrepreneurship in Wales.
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Social Leaders Cymru Programme Launches in Wales
Applications for Social Leaders Cymru is open! Fully funded leadership and management programme has launched to assist recovery of the Third Sector in Wales. Apply today.
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Welsh Government Minister brings climate focus to community led housing network
While Covid-19 has been at the forefront of everyone’s mind since the beginning of the crisis last year, two of the longstanding challenges facing Wales that will continue to dominate the agenda over the coming years will be housing and the climate crisis. . So, we are delighted that Julie James, the Welsh Government’s Minister for Climate Change, will be opening this month’s Wales Community-Led Housing Network on the 17th of June.
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Social Business Wales launches new campaign as it celebrates incorporating 150 social businesses
Social business is fast becoming the start-up model of choice for aspiring entrepreneurs during Covid-19.
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Social Investment Now Conference | Book your free place today!
On the 9th June, Social Business Wales will be holding an online event to showcase what social investors are looking to invest in now, in these COVID-19 times.
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£10,000 Seed Funding for the Heritage Sector
The second round of Steps to Sustainability programme is now open for Wales' heritage sector.
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New round of relief funding from Welsh Government now open to eligible businesses
The Welsh Government have announced a number of new funds to help businesses get back on their feet. Find if you're eligible through the Welsh Government's eligibility checker.
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Was Robert Owen a Radical Visionary or just a very canny businessman?
David Smith, Secretary of Co-ops & Mutuals Wales, gives us the lowdown on the man widely acknowledged as one of the key founders of socialism and the co-operative movement.
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Robert Owen’s legacy of good housing
Allan Shepherd traces the lineage of Robert Owen's ideas right through to today’s community-led housing movement
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Photography exhibition celebrates 250 years of co-operation in Wales
A brand-new photography exhibition goes online on Tuesday 11 May 2021 reflecting the vibrant and dynamic co-operative movement which exists in Wales. Launched to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Owen in Newtown, ‘The Modern Face of Co-ops in Wales’ brings together the work of photographers whose images feature co-op businesses building a stronger, fairer, more co-operative nation.
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Robert Owen: a pirate in our midst
Sam Conniff and Alex Barker ask whether Robert Owen is far more pirate than we give him credit for, in this blog to mark the 250th Anniversary of Owen's birth in Newtown.
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Our plans for Robert Owen 250
14 May 2021 marks the 250th Anniversary of the birth of Robert Owen. Owen is widely acknowledged as the father of co-operation, and the Wales Co-operative Centre is busy planning activities to mark the event.
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The Next Steps for Platform Co-operatives in Wales
Following the last meeting of the Cross-Party Group for Co-operatives and Mutuals, Policy and Research Officer Daniel Roberts outlines what we learned about the potential for this new type of firm and what we need to do to allow the sector to flourish.
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