Regional Co-operative Support Programme - Launch

Cost: Free

The Regional Co‑operative Support Programme is designed to back that work: practical mentoring, peer learning, seed funding, and a support structure that grows with you rather than at you. This support programme is funded by the Department for the Economy and the Housing Executive and will be delivered in partnership by Co-operative Alternatives and Trademark.

At the launch, we will:

• Introduce the programme — what support is available, how to access it, and how it is been shaped by the needs of emerging co‑ops here.

• Hear from local co‑ops — not polished case studies, but honest stories about what’s working, what’s hard, and what they’ve learned along the way.

• Create space for connection — because co‑ops grow faster when they’re not isolated.

• Invite your input — this programme is regional, but it’s also relational. We want it to evolve with the movement.

This is for groups at every stage: those just exploring the idea of a co‑op, those in the middle of formation, and those ready to grow or convert existing organisations into member‑owned structures.

This programme is here to help that momentum become a movement: practical, grounded, and rooted in community benefit.

We can offer support programmes for setting up your co-op, support you to develop democratic governance, help you to raise finance. Get in touch with us and we help you transforming your ideas in healthy and successful cooperatives.  Let us help you to put your co-op on the map! For more info click here FREE Support