I was also at the founding of CoTech (a UK network of tech cooperatives). Common Knowledge are a member.
Happy to answer any questions here or hit me up at alex at commonknowledge.coop for anything further.
In the UK the process of setting up a simple co-operative takes about a month. It's filling in a set of forms on top of a normal company registration and applying to Co-operatives UK for accreditation. Basically no sweat.
I was also at the founding of CoTech (a UK network of tech cooperatives). Common Knowledge are a member.
Happy to answer any questions here or hit me up at alex at commonknowledge.coop for anything further.
In the UK the process of setting up a simple co-operative takes about a month. It's filling in a set of forms on top of a normal company registration and applying to Co-operatives UK for accreditation. Basically no sweat.