Commerce Stories

Why is Money Staying Local Good for an Economy?

15 June, 2013  

Money You might have heard often that spending is good for economy but not many of us are incredibly rich to spend on unnecessary things to boost the economy. Most of us are left with just a little after buying all..
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What is New Economy? What is the Role of Cooperatives in it?

4 June, 2013  

How is the New Economy reshaping how we do business, especially when it comes to the Cooperative business model. The recent economic turmoil has proved one thing for sure and it is the fact that businesses need to move away from the traditional corporate structure and embrace grass roots capitalism. And this is how we define the new economy...
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The Global Spring: Building a Cooperative World

25 April, 2013  

water-drops The United Nations estimates that 10% of the people in the world own 85% of the assets.  Such concentrated wealth, and the concentrated political influence that goes along with it, are bad for the general well-being of human society.  Building..
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Food co-op looks to expand with use of Neighborhood Bonds

30 March, 2013  

Neighborhood Bonds are one way to raise community money for something like a food co-op. Having grown up in Ft.Collins a recent article about a Food Co-op expansion in Ft. Collins, Colorado caught my eye. What I found extremely interesting is how they are looking to finance the new project with use of bonds...
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Collaborative Consumption and the 800 Pound Gorilla – Liability Insurance

21 February, 2013  

Collaborative Consumption I don’t think words can describe how passionate I am about Collaborative Consumption and all the amazing things it has already accomplished, along with the potential long-term affects it could have on this planet and mankind! Like many know, the..
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Affordable Green Homes Created Through Collaboration

11 February, 2013  

Affordable Green Homes Lakiya Culley’s home started off as an idea by a couple of academics who didn’t want to play by the rules. Four years later, after enlisting 200 students, a nonprofit organization and a government agency, as well as community leaders and..
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Last Resort to Save Co-operation Deal in Sudan

11 December, 2012  

Last resort to save Cooperation deal between Sudan and South Sudan. Meetings of the joint security and political committee between Sudan and South Sudan started on Tuesday in a bid to prevent the cooperation agreement signed between the two sides from collapsing.The meetings of the committee come after the two sides..
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Ukraine Budget Depends on Cooperation with IMF

6 December, 2012  

Ukraine Budget Depends on Cooperation with IMF The funding of the national budget of Ukraine for 2013 adopted by the Verkhovna Rada on November 6 carries significant risks and depends on the country's cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), experts polled by Interfax-Ukraine have said.See all..
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Azerbaijan and Latvia agree to strengthen economic cooperation

4 December, 2012  

Two young man handshake both hands The officials held the same opinion regarding the rapid improvement of economic cooperation, emphasizing that during the first half of 2012, the trade turnover amounted to USD 12.2 million, ranking Azerbaijan as the main trading partner of Latvia. ..
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Government Grant offered for Feasibility Study of Food Co-op in Upstate NY

29 November, 2012  

Ticonderoga is a small town in Essex County, New York and they are being investigated! They have qualified for a Communities Planning Grant from the New York Department of State to study the feasibility of creating a food co-op in..
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